Puerto Rico vs Sweden: Beach litter
Puerto Rico
188,936 number
in 2022
Sweden
201,842 number
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd
Beach litter over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 201,842 number against 188,936 number in Puerto Rico, a difference of 12,906 number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 71 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 926,578 number | 15,369 number | 911,210 number | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 153,300 number | 358,694 number | 205,394 number | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter, Puerto Rico or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 201,842 number against 188,936 number in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter between Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 12,906 number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sweden rank globally for beach litter?
- Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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).