Mauritius vs Singapore: Share of land area that is protected

Mauritius
5.0%
in 2025
Singapore
4.6%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
180th
Singapore rank
183rd

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • Mauritius
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 5.0% against 4.6% in Singapore, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

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

Mauritius ranks 180th and Singapore ranks 183rd 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.