American Samoa vs Croatia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

American Samoa

8.7%

in 2025

Croatia

9.3%

in 2025

American Samoa rank

54th

Croatia rank

51st

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

American Samoa
Croatia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 9.3% against 8.7% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 54th and Croatia ranks 51st of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected
Unit: % of territorial waters
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 2,223 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.