Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)
Nicaragua
65.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
71.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
61st
Sierra Leone rank
58th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) over time
- Nicaragua
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 71.1% against 65.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 58th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 56.4% | 7.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 70.4% | 4.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 71.1% | 5.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas), Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 71.1% against 65.8% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 5.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Sierra Leone rank globally for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 58th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.