Cuba vs Mauritania: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Cuba

4.2%

in 2025

Mauritania

3.7%

in 2025

Cuba rank

71st

Mauritania rank

74th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Cuba
Mauritania

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 4.2% against 3.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

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

Cuba ranks 71st and Mauritania ranks 74th 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.