Jamaica vs Polynesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Jamaica
34 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Polynesia
37 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Jamaica rank
35th
Polynesia rank
33rd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Jamaica
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 37 num items per 100m2 against 34 num items per 100m2 in Jamaica, a difference of 3 num items per 100m2.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 35th and Polynesia ranks 33rd of 107 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Polynesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 371.75 num items per 100m2 | 135.25 num items per 100m2 | 236.5 num items per 100m2 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 96.25 num items per 100m2 | 245.75 num items per 100m2 | 149.5 num items per 100m2 | Polynesia |
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 Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 37 num items per 100m2 against 34 num items per 100m2 in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Jamaica and Polynesia?
- 3 num items per 100m2, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Polynesia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Polynesia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Jamaica ranks 35th and Polynesia ranks 33rd 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.