Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Share of land area that is protected

Maldives
3.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
3.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
194th
Papua New Guinea rank
191st

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.7% against 3.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st 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.