Jordan vs Vanuatu: Share of land area that is protected

Jordan
5.4%
in 2025
Vanuatu
4.8%
in 2025
Jordan rank
179th
Vanuatu rank
181st

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Jordan
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 5.4% against 4.8% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Jordan ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 181st 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
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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.