Southern Africa vs Viet Nam: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Southern Africa
19 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Viet Nam
90 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Southern Africa rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
20th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Southern Africa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 90 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Southern Africa, a difference of 71 num items per 100m2.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 4.7 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 33 groups.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.75 num items per 100m2 | 375.5 num items per 100m2 | 324.75 num items per 100m2 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 121.4 num items per 100m2 | 223.2 num items per 100m2 | 101.8 num items per 100m2 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Southern Africa or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 90 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Southern Africa and Viet Nam?
- 71 num items per 100m2, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Viet Nam?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 20th 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.