Which has higher fish discards, Belgium or Nicaragua?

Belgium, at 12,601 against 9,062 in Nicaragua as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Nicaragua?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.

Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium

12,601

in 2018

Nicaragua

9,062

in 2018

Belgium rank

63rd

Nicaragua rank

66th

Belgium currently reports 12,601 against 9,062 in Nicaragua, a difference of 3,539.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 63rd and Nicaragua ranks 66th of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.

Decade	Belgium	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29,796	5,644	24,152	Belgium
1960s	26,539	17,990	8,549	Belgium
1970s	22,106	23,273	1,167	Nicaragua
1980s	18,624	7,534	11,090	Belgium
1990s	16,708	10,412	6,296	Belgium
2000s	10,155	10,320	164.41	Nicaragua
2010s	12,843	7,167	5,676	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher fish discards, Belgium or Nicaragua?: Belgium, at 12,601 against 9,062 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Belgium and Nicaragua?: 3,539, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Nicaragua?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Nicaragua rank globally for fish discards?: Belgium ranks 63rd and Nicaragua ranks 66th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.