Malta vs Northern Mariana Islands: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Malta
8 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
9 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malta rank
64th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
61st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Malta
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 9 num items per 100m2 against 8 num items per 100m2 in Malta, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 64th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 61st of 107 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 507.33 num items per 100m2 | 14.33 num items per 100m2 | 493 num items per 100m2 | Malta |
| 2020s | 528.67 num items per 100m2 | 18 num items per 100m2 | 510.67 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 9 num items per 100m2 against 8 num items per 100m2 in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Malta and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malta ranks 64th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 61st 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.