Eastern Europe vs Malawi: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Eastern Europe
3 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malawi
46 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Eastern Europe rank
32nd
Malawi rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Eastern Europe
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 46 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Europe, a difference of 43 num items per 100m2.
That makes Malawi's figure about 15.3 times Eastern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
Eastern Europe ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 34 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Eastern Europe averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.25 num items per 100m2 | 1,773 num items per 100m2 | 1,702 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 256 num items per 100m2 | 106 num items per 100m2 | 150 num items per 100m2 | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Eastern Europe or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 46 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Eastern Europe and Malawi?
- 43 num items per 100m2, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
- How do Eastern Europe and Malawi rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 34 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.