Barbados vs Cape Verde: Share of global plastic waste imports
Barbados
0.0%
in 2024
Cape Verde
0.0%
in 2023
Barbados rank
140th
Cape Verde rank
142nd
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.6 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Barbados ranks 140th and Cape Verde ranks 142nd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Barbados, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Barbados ranks 140th and Cape Verde ranks 142nd of 183 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 Share of global plastic waste imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.