India vs Portugal: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
India
6 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Portugal
7 num items per 100m2
in 2024
India rank
72nd
Portugal rank
69th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- India
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7 num items per 100m2 against 6 num items per 100m2 in India, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Portugal ahead.
India ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 69th of 106 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.5 num items per 100m2 | 88.75 num items per 100m2 | 34.25 num items per 100m2 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.6 num items per 100m2 | 36 num items per 100m2 | 15.4 num items per 100m2 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, India or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 7 num items per 100m2 against 6 num items per 100m2 in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between India and Portugal?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Portugal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do India and Portugal rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- India ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 69th of 106 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.