Mauritius vs Portugal: Beach litter
Mauritius
229,477 number
in 2022
Portugal
248,759 number
in 2022
Mauritius rank
30th
Portugal rank
27th
Beach litter over time
- Mauritius
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 248,759 number against 229,477 number in Mauritius, a difference of 19,282 number.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.
Mauritius ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th of 71 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.74 million number | 1.53 million number | 205,774 number | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 473,036 number | 307,938 number | 165,098 number | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter, Mauritius or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 248,759 number against 229,477 number in Mauritius as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter between Mauritius and Portugal?
- 19,282 number, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for beach litter?
- Mauritius ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th 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).