Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Marine protected areas
Gambia
0.7%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
0.7%
in 2025
Gambia rank
110th
Timor-Leste rank
110th
Marine protected areas over time
- Gambia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 110th and Timor-Leste ranks 110th of 174 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marine protected areas, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
- Gambia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in marine protected areas between Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for marine protected areas?
- Gambia ranks 110th and Timor-Leste ranks 110th 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.