Cyprus vs Portugal: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Cyprus
6 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Portugal
7 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Cyprus rank
73rd
Portugal rank
70th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Cyprus
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7 num items per 100m2 against 6 num items per 100m2 in Cyprus, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.
Cyprus ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 70th of 107 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 558 num items per 100m2 | 133 num items per 100m2 | 425 num items per 100m2 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 430.8 num items per 100m2 | 36 num items per 100m2 | 394.8 num items per 100m2 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Cyprus or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 7 num items per 100m2 against 6 num items per 100m2 in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Cyprus and Portugal?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Cyprus ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 70th 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.