Ireland vs Vanuatu: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Ireland

7.51 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Vanuatu

6.99 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Ireland rank

172nd

Vanuatu rank

175th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Ireland
Vanuatu

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 7.51 micrograms per cubic meter against 6.99 micrograms per cubic meter in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.5183 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 172nd and Vanuatu ranks 175th of 200 regions.

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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).