Costa Rica vs Mauritius: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Costa Rica
5 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Mauritius
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Mauritius rank
78th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Mauritius, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 78th of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 420 num items per 100m2 | 196.4 num items per 100m2 | 223.6 num items per 100m2 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 67.4 num items per 100m2 | 97.6 num items per 100m2 | 30.2 num items per 100m2 | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Costa Rica or Mauritius?
- Costa Rica, at 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Costa Rica and Mauritius?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritius?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritius rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Mauritius ranks 78th 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.