New Zealand vs Samoa: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered
New Zealand
34.0%
in 2025
Samoa
36.4%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
112th
Samoa rank
109th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered over time
- New Zealand
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 36.4% against 34.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 112th and Samoa ranks 109th of 167 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 35.6% | 2.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 36.0% | 2.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered, New Zealand or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 36.4% against 34.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered between New Zealand and Samoa?
- 2.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- New Zealand ranks 112th and Samoa ranks 109th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.