Bahamas vs Samoa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Bahamas
52 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Samoa
48 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Bahamas rank
27th
Samoa rank
28th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 52 num items per 100m2 against 48 num items per 100m2 in Samoa, a difference of 4 num items per 100m2.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Samoa ahead.
Bahamas ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 28th of 106 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30 num items per 100m2 | 226 num items per 100m2 | 196 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 62.5 num items per 100m2 | 367.5 num items per 100m2 | 305 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Bahamas, at 52 num items per 100m2 against 48 num items per 100m2 in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 4 num items per 100m2, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bahamas ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 28th 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.