Maldives vs Turkey: Beach litter
Maldives
7,412 number
in 2022
Turkey
43,014 number
in 2022
Maldives rank
63rd
Turkey rank
60th
Beach litter over time
- Maldives
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 43,014 number against 7,412 number in Maldives, a difference of 35,602 number.
That makes Turkey's figure about 5.8 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Turkey ahead.
Maldives ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 60th of 71 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 667,345 number | 2.91 million number | 2.24 million number | Turkey |
| 2020s | 23,384 number | 30,336 number | 6,952 number | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter, Maldives or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 43,014 number against 7,412 number in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter between Maldives and Turkey?
- 35,602 number, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and Turkey rank globally for beach litter?
- Maldives ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 60th 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).