Caribbean vs Viet Nam: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Caribbean
91 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Viet Nam
90 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Caribbean rank
6th
Viet Nam rank
19th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Caribbean
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 91 num items per 100m2 against 90 num items per 100m2 in Viet Nam, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Caribbean ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 34 groups.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 177.5 num items per 100m2 | 375.5 num items per 100m2 | 198 num items per 100m2 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 108.8 num items per 100m2 | 223.2 num items per 100m2 | 114.4 num items per 100m2 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Caribbean or Viet Nam?
- Caribbean, at 91 num items per 100m2 against 90 num items per 100m2 in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Caribbean and Viet Nam?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Viet Nam?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Viet Nam rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Caribbean ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 34 groups.
- 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.