Middle Africa vs Republic of Korea: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Middle Africa
1,967 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Republic of Korea
23,358 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Middle Africa rank
1st
Republic of Korea rank
2nd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Middle Africa
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 23,358 num items per 100m2 against 1,967 num items per 100m2 in Middle Africa, a difference of 21,391 num items per 100m2.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 11.9 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,686 num items per 100m2 | 5,356 num items per 100m2 | 330 num items per 100m2 | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 2,076 num items per 100m2 | 14,891 num items per 100m2 | 12,815 num items per 100m2 | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Middle Africa or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 23,358 num items per 100m2 against 1,967 num items per 100m2 in Middle Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Middle Africa and Republic of Korea?
- 21,391 num items per 100m2, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Republic of Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Middle Africa and Republic of Korea rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Middle Africa ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
- 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.