Congo vs Sweden: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Congo

14.1%

in 2025

Sweden

16.1%

in 2025

Congo rank

41st

Sweden rank

38th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Congo
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 16.1% against 14.1% in Congo, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 38th 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.