Which has higher coastal protection, Italy or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 73.34 against 72.54 in Italy as of 2025.

What is the difference in coastal protection between Italy and Papua New Guinea?

0.8, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.

The World Bank, published as Coastal protection. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy

72.54

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

73.34

in 2025

Italy rank

84th

Papua New Guinea rank

81st

Papua New Guinea currently reports 73.34 against 72.54 in Italy, a difference of 0.8.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 145 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Italy	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	72.54	73.6	1.06	Papua New Guinea
2020s	72.54	73.47	0.9283	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher coastal protection, Italy or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 73.34 against 72.54 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in coastal protection between Italy and Papua New Guinea?: 0.8, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Papua New Guinea?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
How do Italy and Papua New Guinea rank globally for coastal protection?: Italy ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Coastal protection. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.