Argentina vs Costa Rica: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Argentina
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Costa Rica
5 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Argentina rank
79th
Costa Rica rank
77th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Argentina, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 107 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 369.8 num items per 100m2 | 420 num items per 100m2 | 50.2 num items per 100m2 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.25 num items per 100m2 | 39.5 num items per 100m2 | 21.25 num items per 100m2 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Argentina ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 107 countries.
- 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.