Laos vs Palau: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)
Laos
48.5%
in 2025
Palau
48.1%
in 2025
Laos rank
117th
Palau rank
120th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) over time
- Laos
- Palau
How they compare
Laos currently reports 48.5% against 48.1% in Palau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 117th and Palau ranks 120th of 253 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 33.0% | 8.3% | Palau |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 47.8% | 19.2% | Palau |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 48.1% | 1.1% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas), Laos or Palau?
- Laos, at 48.5% against 48.1% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) between Laos and Palau?
- 0.4%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Palau rank globally for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Laos ranks 117th and Palau ranks 120th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.