Jamaica vs Panama: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Jamaica
34 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Panama
31 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Jamaica rank
34th
Panama rank
37th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 34 num items per 100m2 against 31 num items per 100m2 in Panama, a difference of 3 num items per 100m2.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th of 106 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 371.75 num items per 100m2 | 270.5 num items per 100m2 | 101.25 num items per 100m2 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 123.6 num items per 100m2 | 42.4 num items per 100m2 | 81.2 num items per 100m2 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Jamaica or Panama?
- Jamaica, at 34 num items per 100m2 against 31 num items per 100m2 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Jamaica and Panama?
- 3 num items per 100m2, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Jamaica ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th 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.