United States vs Vanuatu: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

United States

6.97 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Vanuatu

6.99 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

United States rank

176th

Vanuatu rank

175th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

United States
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 6.99 micrograms per cubic meter against 6.97 micrograms per cubic meter in United States, a difference of 0.0259 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 175th 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).