Malta vs Nicaragua: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Malta
8 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Nicaragua
8 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malta rank
63rd
Nicaragua rank
63rd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Malta
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Malta currently reports 8 num items per 100m2 against 8 num items per 100m2 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 num items per 100m2.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Malta ranks 63rd and Nicaragua ranks 63rd of 106 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 700.5 num items per 100m2 | 100 num items per 100m2 | 600.5 num items per 100m2 | Malta |
| 2020s | 528.67 num items per 100m2 | 396.33 num items per 100m2 | 132.33 num items per 100m2 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Malta or Nicaragua?
- Malta, at 8 num items per 100m2 against 8 num items per 100m2 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Malta and Nicaragua?
- 0 num items per 100m2, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Nicaragua rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malta ranks 63rd and Nicaragua ranks 63rd 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.