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Madagascar vs Suriname: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Madagascar
1.4%
in 2025
Suriname
1.5%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
98th
Suriname rank
95th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

  • Madagascar
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 98th and Suriname ranks 95th 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.