Costa Rica vs Denmark: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Costa Rica

28.4%

in 2025

Denmark

27.1%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

18th

Denmark rank

19th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 28.4% against 27.1% in Denmark, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 18th and Denmark ranks 19th 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.