Costa Rica vs Gibraltar: Share of land area that is protected

Costa Rica

26.6%

in 2025

Gibraltar

27.0%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

55th

Gibraltar rank

53rd

Share of land area that is protected over time

Costa Rica
Gibraltar

How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 27.0% against 26.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Gibraltar ranks 53rd of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of land area that is protected
Unit: % of total land area
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: 213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.