Solomon Islands vs United Kingdom: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Solomon Islands

9.77 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

United Kingdom

9.46 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Solomon Islands rank

157th

United Kingdom rank

158th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Solomon Islands
United Kingdom

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 9.77 micrograms per cubic meter against 9.46 micrograms per cubic meter in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3036 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 157th and United Kingdom ranks 158th 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).