Denmark vs Switzerland: Beach litter
Denmark
45,926 number
in 2022
Switzerland
58,654 number
in 2022
Denmark rank
59th
Switzerland rank
57th
Beach litter over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 58,654 number against 45,926 number in Denmark, a difference of 12,728 number.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 57th of 71 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 133,654 number | 2.46 million number | 2.32 million number | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 138,351 number | 1.96 million number | 1.82 million number | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 58,654 number against 45,926 number in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 12,728 number, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for beach litter?
- Denmark ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 57th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Beach litter. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).