China vs Costa Rica: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
China
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Costa Rica
5 num items per 100m2
in 2024
China rank
79th
Costa Rica rank
77th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in China, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was China ahead.
China ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 107 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 317 num items per 100m2 | 420 num items per 100m2 | 103 num items per 100m2 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 49 num items per 100m2 | 67.4 num items per 100m2 | 18.4 num items per 100m2 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between China and Costa Rica?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- China ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th 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.