Dominican Republic vs Gibraltar: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Dominican Republic
13.3%
in 2025
Gibraltar
14.2%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
43rd
Gibraltar rank
40th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Gibraltar
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How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 14.2% against 13.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Gibraltar's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 43rd and Gibraltar ranks 40th 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.