El Salvador vs Iran: Share of land area that is protected
El Salvador
8.3%
in 2025
Iran
7.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
165th
Iran rank
168th
Share of land area that is protected over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.3% against 7.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 165th and Iran ranks 168th of 213 countries.
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About this data
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.