Palau vs Samoa: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)
Palau
48.1%
in 2025
Samoa
47.6%
in 2025
Palau rank
108th
Samoa rank
109th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 48.1% against 47.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 109th of 222 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 42.3% | 9.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.0% | 0.7% | Palau |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 47.3% | 0.8% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas), Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at 48.1% against 47.6% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Palau ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 109th of 222 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.