Guatemala vs Samoa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Guatemala
40 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Samoa
48 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Guatemala rank
31st
Samoa rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Guatemala
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 48 num items per 100m2 against 40 num items per 100m2 in Guatemala, a difference of 8 num items per 100m2.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 29th of 107 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 213.5 num items per 100m2 | 226 num items per 100m2 | 12.5 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 24.5 num items per 100m2 | 367.5 num items per 100m2 | 343 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, Guatemala or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 48 num items per 100m2 against 40 num items per 100m2 in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Guatemala and Samoa?
- 8 num items per 100m2, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Samoa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Guatemala ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 29th 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.