Nicaragua vs Tunisia: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Nicaragua
0.1516 kilograms
in 2023
Tunisia
0.1746 kilograms
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
60th
Tunisia rank
58th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Nicaragua
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.1746 kilograms against 0.1516 kilograms in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.023 kilograms.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 60th and Tunisia ranks 58th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1365 kilograms | 0.0848 kilograms | 0.0518 kilograms | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1338 kilograms | 0.2972 kilograms | 0.1634 kilograms | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 0.3778 kilograms | 0.1806 kilograms | 0.1972 kilograms | Nicaragua |
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, Nicaragua or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.1746 kilograms against 0.1516 kilograms in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 0.023 kilograms, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Tunisia rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Nicaragua ranks 60th and Tunisia ranks 58th 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
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.