Mexico vs Panama: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Mexico

22.6%

in 2025

Panama

26.3%

in 2025

Mexico rank

25th

Panama rank

22nd

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Mexico
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 26.3% against 22.6% in Mexico, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 25th and Panama ranks 22nd 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.