Lesotho vs Madagascar: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas
Lesotho
53.3%
in 2025
Madagascar
56.8%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
82nd
Madagascar rank
79th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 56.8% against 53.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 82nd and Madagascar ranks 79th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 21.4% | 26.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 42.8% | 10.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 56.8% | 3.5% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 56.8% against 53.3% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 3.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd and Madagascar ranks 79th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).