Malawi vs Polynesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Malawi
46 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Polynesia
37 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Polynesia rank
33rd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Malawi
- Polynesia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 46 num items per 100m2 against 37 num items per 100m2 in Polynesia, a difference of 9 num items per 100m2.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Polynesia ahead.
Malawi ranks 30th and Polynesia ranks 33rd of 107 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,773 num items per 100m2 | 135.25 num items per 100m2 | 1,638 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 46 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 45 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Malawi or Polynesia?
- Malawi, at 46 num items per 100m2 against 37 num items per 100m2 in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Malawi and Polynesia?
- 9 num items per 100m2, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Polynesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Polynesia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malawi ranks 30th 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.