Brazil vs Malawi: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Brazil
36 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malawi
46 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Brazil rank
33rd
Malawi rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 46 num items per 100m2 against 36 num items per 100m2 in Brazil, a difference of 10 num items per 100m2.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd 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 | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 117.75 num items per 100m2 | 1,773 num items per 100m2 | 1,655 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 10.5 num items per 100m2 | 76 num items per 100m2 | 65.5 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, Brazil or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 46 num items per 100m2 against 36 num items per 100m2 in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Brazil and Malawi?
- 10 num items per 100m2, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Brazil ranks 33rd 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.