Samoa vs Western Asia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Samoa
48 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Western Asia
3 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Samoa rank
29th
Western Asia rank
31st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Samoa
- Western Asia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 48 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Western Asia, a difference of 45 num items per 100m2.
That makes Samoa's figure about 16.0 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 29th and Western Asia ranks 31st of 107 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 226 num items per 100m2 | 103.5 num items per 100m2 | 122.5 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 367.5 num items per 100m2 | 52.5 num items per 100m2 | 315 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Samoa or Western Asia?
- Samoa, at 48 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Samoa and Western Asia?
- 45 num items per 100m2, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Western Asia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Western Asia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Samoa ranks 29th and Western Asia ranks 31st 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.