Canada vs Puerto Rico: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Canada
10 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Puerto Rico
13 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Canada rank
58th
Puerto Rico rank
55th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 13 num items per 100m2 against 10 num items per 100m2 in Canada, a difference of 3 num items per 100m2.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Canada ranks 58th and Puerto Rico ranks 55th of 106 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.5 num items per 100m2 | 98.5 num items per 100m2 | 69 num items per 100m2 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 11.6 num items per 100m2 | 24.8 num items per 100m2 | 13.2 num items per 100m2 | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 13 num items per 100m2 against 10 num items per 100m2 in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 3 num items per 100m2, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Puerto Rico rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Canada ranks 58th and Puerto Rico ranks 55th 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.