Namibia vs Puerto Rico: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

Namibia

1.7%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

2.1%

in 2025

Namibia rank

91st

Puerto Rico rank

88th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Namibia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 2.1% against 1.7% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 91st and Puerto Rico ranks 88th 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.