Palau vs Samoa: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)
Palau
5.96 µg/m³
in 2023
Samoa
5.94 µg/m³
in 2023
Palau rank
226th
Samoa rank
228th
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 5.96 µg/m³ against 5.94 µg/m³ in Samoa, a difference of 0.02 µg/m³.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 226th and Samoa ranks 228th of 254 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.36 µg/m³ | 6.47 µg/m³ | 0.1072 µg/m³ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5.91 µg/m³ | 6.29 µg/m³ | 0.3836 µg/m³ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at 5.96 µg/m³ against 5.94 µg/m³ in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.02 µg/m³, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Palau ranks 226th and Samoa ranks 228th 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.