Aruba vs Iceland: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Aruba

0.4%

in 2025

Iceland

0.5%

in 2025

Aruba rank

123rd

Iceland rank

120th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Aruba
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Aruba, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 123rd and Iceland ranks 120th 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.