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

Philippines

1.6%

in 2025

Suriname

1.5%

in 2025

Philippines rank

94th

Suriname rank

95th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Philippines
Suriname

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.1%.

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

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

Philippines ranks 94th 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: 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.