Sri Lanka vs United States Virgin Islands: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 45.5% against 40.0% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 175th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 177th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 72.5% | 16.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who, Sri Lanka or United States Virgin Islands?
- Sri Lanka, at 45.5% against 40.0% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Sri Lanka and United States Virgin Islands?
- 5.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States Virgin Islands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Sri Lanka ranks 175th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 177th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.