Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)
Australia
6.23
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6.22
in 2023
Australia rank
218th
Papua New Guinea rank
219th
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.23 against 6.22 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Australia ranks 218th and Papua New Guinea ranks 219th of 254 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.91 | 6.98 | 0.0764 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.15 | 6.8 | 0.6512 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Australia, at 6.23 against 6.22 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Australia ranks 218th and Papua New Guinea ranks 219th of 254 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.