Bahrain vs Ukraine: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Bahrain
21.4%
in 2025
Ukraine
21.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
28th
Ukraine rank
26th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Bahrain
  • Ukraine
05101520201320192025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Bahrain ranks 28th and Ukraine ranks 26th of 174 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Ukraine Difference Ahead
2010s 2.7% 3.4% 0.7% Ukraine
2020s 14.6% 12.4% 2.2% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of marine territorial waters that are protected, Bahrain or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of marine territorial waters that are protected between Bahrain and Ukraine?
0.2%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Ukraine?
13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Ukraine rank globally for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
Bahrain ranks 28th and Ukraine ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bahrain vs Ukraine: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid, drawing on Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/marine-protected-areas/bahrain/ukraine/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/marine-protected-areas/bahrain/ukraine/">Bahrain vs Ukraine: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected</a> — Statizoid

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

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.