Latvia vs United States Virgin Islands: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Latvia
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 16.9% against 10.0% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.7 times United States Virgin Islands's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 148th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.1% | 0.0% | 72.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 20.0% | 36.6% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 12.5% | 24.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim, Latvia or United States Virgin Islands?
- Latvia, at 16.9% against 10.0% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Latvia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 6.9%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Latvia and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Latvia ranks 148th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 151st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-3 value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 3 (IT-3) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 15 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.