Poland vs United States Virgin Islands: How have things changed?, per capita

Poland
0.005 metric tons per person
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
0.0048 metric tons per person
in 2024
Poland rank
137th
United States Virgin Islands rank
139th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Poland
  • United States Virgin Islands
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196519942024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.005 metric tons per person against 0.0048 metric tons per person in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0002 metric tons per person.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Poland ranks 137th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 139th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0111 metric tons per person 0.0115 metric tons per person 0.0003 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
1970s 0.0182 metric tons per person 0.0064 metric tons per person 0.0118 metric tons per person Poland
1980s 0.0177 metric tons per person 0.0074 metric tons per person 0.0103 metric tons per person Poland
1990s 0.0106 metric tons per person 0.0106 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
2000s 0.0057 metric tons per person 0.0158 metric tons per person 0.0101 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
2010s 0.0062 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person 0.0009 metric tons per person Poland
2020s 0.0059 metric tons per person 0.0041 metric tons per person 0.0018 metric tons per person Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Poland or United States Virgin Islands?
Poland, at 0.005 metric tons per person against 0.0048 metric tons per person in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Poland and United States Virgin Islands?
0.0002 metric tons per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States Virgin Islands?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Poland and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Poland ranks 137th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.