Barbados vs Singapore: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Barbados
23 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Singapore
30 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Barbados rank
41st
Singapore rank
38th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 30 num items per 100m2 against 23 num items per 100m2 in Barbados, a difference of 7 num items per 100m2.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Singapore ahead.
Barbados ranks 41st and Singapore ranks 38th of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 164.75 num items per 100m2 | 423.25 num items per 100m2 | 258.5 num items per 100m2 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 189.33 num items per 100m2 | 10 num items per 100m2 | 179.33 num items per 100m2 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Barbados or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 30 num items per 100m2 against 23 num items per 100m2 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Barbados and Singapore?
- 7 num items per 100m2, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Barbados ranks 41st and Singapore ranks 38th 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.