Chile vs Samoa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Chile
69 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Samoa
48 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Chile rank
26th
Samoa rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Chile
- Samoa
How they compare
Chile currently reports 69 num items per 100m2 against 48 num items per 100m2 in Samoa, a difference of 21 num items per 100m2.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Samoa ahead.
Chile ranks 26th and Samoa ranks 29th of 107 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 222 num items per 100m2 | 226 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 84 num items per 100m2 | 367.5 num items per 100m2 | 283.5 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Chile or Samoa?
- Chile, at 69 num items per 100m2 against 48 num items per 100m2 in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Chile and Samoa?
- 21 num items per 100m2, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Samoa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Chile ranks 26th and Samoa ranks 29th of 107 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.