Bahamas vs Chile: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Bahamas
52 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Chile
69 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Bahamas rank
27th
Chile rank
25th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Bahamas
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 69 num items per 100m2 against 52 num items per 100m2 in Bahamas, a difference of 17 num items per 100m2.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Chile ahead.
Bahamas ranks 27th and Chile ranks 25th of 106 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26 num items per 100m2 | 173.5 num items per 100m2 | 147.5 num items per 100m2 | Chile |
| 2020s | 58 num items per 100m2 | 351.2 num items per 100m2 | 293.2 num items per 100m2 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Bahamas or Chile?
- Chile, at 69 num items per 100m2 against 52 num items per 100m2 in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Bahamas and Chile?
- 17 num items per 100m2, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Chile?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Chile rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and Chile ranks 25th of 106 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.