South Korea vs Maldives: Beach litter

South Korea
23,358 number
in 2022
Maldives
7,412 number
in 2022
South Korea rank
62nd
Maldives rank
63rd

Beach litter over time

  • South Korea
  • Maldives
0500.0k1.0M1.5M201520182022

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 23,358 number against 7,412 number in Maldives, a difference of 15,946 number.

That makes South Korea's figure about 3.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Maldives ahead.

South Korea ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 63rd of 71 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Maldives Difference Ahead
2010s 3,113 number 667,345 number 664,232 number Maldives
2020s 19,502 number 23,384 number 3,881 number Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beach litter, South Korea or Maldives?
South Korea, at 23,358 number against 7,412 number in Maldives as of 2022.
What is the difference in beach litter between South Korea and Maldives?
15,946 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Maldives?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Maldives rank globally for beach litter?
South Korea ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 63rd 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

Indicator
Beach litter
Unit
number
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
71 places, 425 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).