Gambia vs Maldives: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group

Gambia
0.0094 kilograms
in 2023
Maldives
0.0111 kilograms
in 2021
Gambia rank
115th
Maldives rank
112th

Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time

  • Gambia
  • Maldives
00.20.40.6200820152023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0111 kilograms against 0.0094 kilograms in Gambia, a difference of 0.0017 kilograms.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 115th and Maldives ranks 112th of 172 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Maldives Difference Ahead
2010s 0.018 kilograms 0.1167 kilograms 0.0987 kilograms Maldives
2020s 0.0307 kilograms 0.0111 kilograms 0.0196 kilograms Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group, Gambia or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0111 kilograms against 0.0094 kilograms in Gambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Gambia and Maldives?
0.0017 kilograms, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Maldives?
7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Maldives rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
Gambia ranks 115th and Maldives ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Unit
kilograms
Source
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,459 data points, 2008–2024
Last refreshed

Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.