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

Philippines

1.6%

in 2025

Uruguay

1.5%

in 2025

Philippines rank

94th

Uruguay rank

95th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

Philippines
Uruguay

How they compare

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

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

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

Philippines ranks 94th and Uruguay 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.