Asia vs Viet Nam: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Asia
97 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Viet Nam
90 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
19th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Asia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Asia currently reports 97 num items per 100m2 against 90 num items per 100m2 in Viet Nam, a difference of 7 num items per 100m2.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 34 groups.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.75 num items per 100m2 | 375.5 num items per 100m2 | 284.75 num items per 100m2 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 41.2 num items per 100m2 | 223.2 num items per 100m2 | 182 num items per 100m2 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Asia or Viet Nam?
- Asia, at 97 num items per 100m2 against 90 num items per 100m2 in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Asia and Viet Nam?
- 7 num items per 100m2, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Viet Nam?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 34 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.