Panama vs Thailand: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Panama
31 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Thailand
34 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Panama rank
37th
Thailand rank
34th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Panama
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 34 num items per 100m2 against 31 num items per 100m2 in Panama, a difference of 3 num items per 100m2.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 34th of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 270.5 num items per 100m2 | 66 num items per 100m2 | 204.5 num items per 100m2 | Panama |
| 2020s | 42.4 num items per 100m2 | 169.4 num items per 100m2 | 127 num items per 100m2 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Panama or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 34 num items per 100m2 against 31 num items per 100m2 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Panama and Thailand?
- 3 num items per 100m2, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Panama ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 34th 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.