Malawi vs Southern Europe: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Malawi
46 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Southern Europe
6 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malawi rank
29th
Southern Europe rank
27th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Malawi
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 46 num items per 100m2 against 6 num items per 100m2 in Southern Europe, a difference of 40 num items per 100m2.
That makes Malawi's figure about 7.7 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Malawi ranks 29th and Southern Europe ranks 27th of 106 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,773 num items per 100m2 | 169 num items per 100m2 | 1,604 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 76 num items per 100m2 | 40.5 num items per 100m2 | 35.5 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 Southern Europe?
- Malawi, at 46 num items per 100m2 against 6 num items per 100m2 in Southern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Malawi and Southern Europe?
- 40 num items per 100m2, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Southern Europe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Southern Europe rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malawi ranks 29th and Southern Europe ranks 27th 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.