Which has higher beach litter, Dominican Republic or South Africa?

South Africa, at 122,938 against 100,638 in Dominican Republic as of 2022.

What is the difference in beach litter between Dominican Republic and South Africa?

22,300, with South Africa ahead.

6 years are reported by both, from 2015 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.

Dominican Republic

100,638

in 2022

South Africa

122,938

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

51st

South Africa rank

50th

South Africa currently reports 122,938 against 100,638 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 22,300.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was South Africa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 50th of 71 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Dominican Republic	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.50 million	635,479	2.86 million	Dominican Republic
2020s	185,566	123,514	62,052	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher beach litter, Dominican Republic or South Africa?: South Africa, at 122,938 against 100,638 in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in beach litter between Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 22,300, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for beach litter?: Dominican Republic ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 50th 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.