Norway vs Poland: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Norway
1,784 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Poland
6,779 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Norway rank
5th
Poland rank
4th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6,779 num items per 100m2 against 1,784 num items per 100m2 in Norway, a difference of 4,995 num items per 100m2.
That makes Poland's figure about 3.8 times Norway's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 5th and Poland ranks 4th of 106 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,631 num items per 100m2 | 20,774 num items per 100m2 | 18,143 num items per 100m2 | Poland |
| 2020s | 1,638 num items per 100m2 | 10,345 num items per 100m2 | 8,708 num items per 100m2 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at 6,779 num items per 100m2 against 1,784 num items per 100m2 in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Norway and Poland?
- 4,995 num items per 100m2, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Norway ranks 5th and Poland ranks 4th 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.