Aruba vs Saint Lucia: Marine protected areas
Aruba
0.4%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
0.3%
in 2025
Aruba rank
123rd
Saint Lucia rank
126th
Marine protected areas over time
- Aruba
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.3 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Aruba ranks 123rd and Saint Lucia ranks 126th of 174 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marine protected areas, Aruba or Saint Lucia?
- Aruba, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in marine protected areas between Aruba and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Saint Lucia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Saint Lucia rank globally for marine protected areas?
- Aruba ranks 123rd and Saint Lucia ranks 126th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.