High income vs Palau: Marine protected areas
High income
26.8%
in 2025
Palau
98.0%
in 2025
High income rank
2nd
Palau rank
2nd
Marine protected areas over time
- High income
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 98.0% against 26.8% in High income, a difference of 71.2%.
That makes Palau's figure about 3.7 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 50.0% | 33.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 99.3% | 77.9% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marine protected areas, High income or Palau?
- Palau, at 98.0% against 26.8% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in marine protected areas between High income and Palau?
- 71.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Palau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do High income and Palau rank globally for marine protected areas?
- High income ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- 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.