Americas vs Vietnam: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Americas
19 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Vietnam
90 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Americas rank
17th
Vietnam rank
20th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Americas
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 90 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Americas, a difference of 71 num items per 100m2.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 4.7 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Vietnam ahead.
Americas ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 33 groups.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.5 num items per 100m2 | 375.5 num items per 100m2 | 348 num items per 100m2 | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 25.8 num items per 100m2 | 223.2 num items per 100m2 | 197.4 num items per 100m2 | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Americas or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 90 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Americas and Vietnam?
- 71 num items per 100m2, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Vietnam?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Vietnam rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Americas ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.