Kuwait vs Nicaragua: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Kuwait

3.2%

in 2025

Nicaragua

3.6%

in 2025

Kuwait rank

78th

Nicaragua rank

75th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Kuwait
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.6% against 3.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

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

Kuwait ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 75th 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.