Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Costa Rica
5 num items per 100m2
in 2024
New Zealand
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
77th
New Zealand rank
79th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in New Zealand, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 79th of 107 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 187 num items per 100m2 | 47.75 num items per 100m2 | 139.25 num items per 100m2 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 67.4 num items per 100m2 | 81.4 num items per 100m2 | 14 num items per 100m2 | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 5 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 79th 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.