Which has higher marine protected areas, Republic of Korea or Slovenia?

Slovenia, at 2.9% against 2.3% in Republic of Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Slovenia?

13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Slovenia: Marine protected areas

Republic of Korea

2.3%

in 2025

Slovenia

2.9%

in 2025

Republic of Korea rank

84th

Slovenia rank

81st

Marine protected areas over time

Republic of Korea
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 2.9% against 2.3% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Slovenia ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 84th and Slovenia ranks 81st of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.5%	100.0%	98.5%	Slovenia
2020s	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marine protected areas, Republic of Korea or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 2.9% against 2.3% in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in marine protected areas between Republic of Korea and Slovenia?: 0.6%, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Slovenia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Slovenia rank globally for marine protected areas?: Republic of Korea ranks 84th and Slovenia ranks 81st 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: 03 September 2026

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.