Australia vs United States Virgin Islands: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Australia

6.41 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

United States Virgin Islands

6.79 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Australia rank

181st

United States Virgin Islands rank

178th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Australia
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 6.79 micrograms per cubic meter against 6.41 micrograms per cubic meter in Australia, a difference of 0.3779 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Australia ranks 181st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th 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).