Belize vs Low & middle income: Marine protected areas
Belize
20.4%
in 2025
Low & middle income
6.7%
in 2025
Belize rank
29th
Low & middle income rank
26th
Marine protected areas over time
- Belize
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Belize currently reports 20.4% against 6.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Belize's figure about 3.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 3.8% | 5.8% | Belize |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 6.3% | 7.8% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marine protected areas, Belize or Low & middle income?
- Belize, at 20.4% against 6.7% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in marine protected areas between Belize and Low & middle income?
- 13.7%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Low & middle income?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Low & middle income rank globally for marine protected areas?
- Belize ranks 29th and Low & middle income 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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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.