Eastern Africa vs Samoa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Eastern Africa
3 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Samoa
48 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
31st
Samoa rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Eastern Africa
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 48 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Africa, a difference of 45 num items per 100m2.
That makes Samoa's figure about 16.0 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 29th of 33 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 183.5 num items per 100m2 | 226 num items per 100m2 | 42.5 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 18.5 num items per 100m2 | 367.5 num items per 100m2 | 349 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, Eastern Africa or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 48 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Eastern Africa and Samoa?
- 45 num items per 100m2, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Samoa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 29th of 33 groups.
- 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.