Which has higher beach litter, Bahamas or Northern Mariana Islands?

Northern Mariana Islands, at 159,883 against 150,771 in Bahamas as of 2022.

What is the difference in beach litter between Bahamas and Northern Mariana Islands?

9,112, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.

Our World in Data, published as Beach litter. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas

150,771

in 2022

Northern Mariana Islands

159,883

in 2022

Bahamas rank

46th

Northern Mariana Islands rank

43rd

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 159,883 against 150,771 in Bahamas, a difference of 9,112.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Bahamas ranks 46th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 43rd of 71 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.

Decade	Bahamas	Northern Mariana Islands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	339,678	189,951	149,727	Bahamas
2020s	99,438	128,092	28,654	Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher beach litter, Bahamas or Northern Mariana Islands?: Northern Mariana Islands, at 159,883 against 150,771 in Bahamas as of 2022.
What is the difference in beach litter between Bahamas and Northern Mariana Islands?: 9,112, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Northern Mariana Islands?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for beach litter?: Bahamas ranks 46th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 43rd of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Beach litter. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.