Japan vs Puerto Rico: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Japan
14 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Puerto Rico
13 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Japan rank
55th
Puerto Rico rank
56th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Japan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14 num items per 100m2 against 13 num items per 100m2 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 55th and Puerto Rico ranks 56th of 107 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 112.25 num items per 100m2 | 98.5 num items per 100m2 | 13.75 num items per 100m2 | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.2 num items per 100m2 | 24.8 num items per 100m2 | 5.6 num items per 100m2 | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Japan or Puerto Rico?
- Japan, at 14 num items per 100m2 against 13 num items per 100m2 in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Japan ranks 55th and Puerto Rico ranks 56th 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.