Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: Marine protected areas
Bangladesh
8.6%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
9.1%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
55th
Guinea-Bissau rank
53rd
Marine protected areas over time
- Bangladesh
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 9.1% against 8.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 55th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 53rd of 174 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 9.6% | 4.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 9.0% | 2.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marine protected areas, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 9.1% against 8.6% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in marine protected areas between Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for marine protected areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 53rd 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.