Fiji vs United States Virgin Islands: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Fiji

0.9%

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

0.8%

in 2025

Fiji rank

103rd

United States Virgin Islands rank

106th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Fiji
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 103rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 106th 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.