Bulgaria vs Norway: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Bulgaria
783 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Norway
1,784 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
6th
Norway rank
5th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 783 num items per 100m2 in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,001 num items per 100m2.
That makes Norway's figure about 2.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Norway ranks 5th of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,644 num items per 100m2 | 2,892 num items per 100m2 | 752 num items per 100m2 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1,532 num items per 100m2 | 1,638 num items per 100m2 | 106 num items per 100m2 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 783 num items per 100m2 in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 1,001 num items per 100m2, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Norway ranks 5th 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.