Bahamas vs Malawi: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Bahamas
52 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malawi
46 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Bahamas rank
27th
Malawi rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Bahamas
- Malawi
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 52 num items per 100m2 against 46 num items per 100m2 in Malawi, a difference of 6 num items per 100m2.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 29th of 106 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26 num items per 100m2 | 1,773 num items per 100m2 | 1,747 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21 num items per 100m2 | 76 num items per 100m2 | 55 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Bahamas, at 52 num items per 100m2 against 46 num items per 100m2 in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Bahamas and Malawi?
- 6 num items per 100m2, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Malawi rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 29th 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.