Malaysia vs Melanesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Malaysia
19 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Melanesia
20 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malaysia rank
49th
Melanesia rank
47th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Malaysia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 20 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Malaysia, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Melanesia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 49th and Melanesia ranks 47th of 107 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.67 num items per 100m2 | 126 num items per 100m2 | 91.33 num items per 100m2 | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 31.75 num items per 100m2 | 148.5 num items per 100m2 | 116.75 num items per 100m2 | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Malaysia or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 20 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Malaysia and Melanesia?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Melanesia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Melanesia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malaysia ranks 49th and Melanesia ranks 47th 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.