American Samoa vs Marshall Islands: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

American Samoa

4.33 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Marshall Islands

4.1 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

American Samoa rank

194th

Marshall Islands rank

195th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

American Samoa
Marshall Islands

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 4.33 micrograms per cubic meter against 4.1 micrograms per cubic meter in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.2243 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

American Samoa ranks 194th and Marshall Islands ranks 195th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017
Unit: micrograms per cubic meter
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population-weighted average level of exposure to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter. Exposure is measured in micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).