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Cape Verde vs Maldives: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Cape Verde
0.1%
in 2025
Maldives
0.1%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
139th
Maldives rank
139th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Maldives
00.020.040.060.080.1201320192025

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 139th and Maldives ranks 139th 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

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.