El Salvador vs Guatemala: Marine protected areas
El Salvador
0.8%
in 2025
Guatemala
0.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
106th
Guatemala rank
103rd
Marine protected areas over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 106th and Guatemala ranks 103rd of 174 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marine protected areas, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.9% against 0.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in marine protected areas between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for marine protected areas?
- El Salvador ranks 106th and Guatemala ranks 103rd 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.