Japan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Marine protected areas

Japan
13.8%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
1.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
42nd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
41st

Marine protected areas over time

  • Japan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
051015201320192025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.8% against 1.5% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.3%.

That makes Japan's figure about 9.4 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Japan ranks 42nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st of 174 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2010s 4.9% 1.2% 3.7% Japan
2020s 12.9% 1.3% 11.6% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Japan or Pre-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 13.8% against 1.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
12.3%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Japan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for marine protected areas?
Japan ranks 42nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
Unit
% of territorial waters
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 2,834 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed

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.