Which has higher marine protected areas, Bahrain or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Bahrain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Ukraine?

13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.

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.

Bahrain vs Ukraine: Marine protected areas

Bahrain

21.4%

in 2025

Ukraine

21.6%

in 2025

Bahrain rank

28th

Ukraine rank

26th

Marine protected areas over time

Bahrain
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 28th and Ukraine ranks 26th of 174 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	Ukraine
2020s	14.6%	12.4%	2.2%	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Bahrain or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Bahrain and Ukraine?: 0.2%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Ukraine?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Ukraine rank globally for marine protected areas?: Bahrain ranks 28th and Ukraine ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
Unit: % of territorial waters
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 221 places, 2,834 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.