Malawi vs Panama: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas
Malawi
63.4%
in 2025
Panama
63.8%
in 2025
Malawi rank
66th
Panama rank
65th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 63.8% against 63.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 66th and Panama ranks 65th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.5% | 3.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 62.5% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 63.8% | 0.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas, Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 63.8% against 63.4% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.4%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Malawi ranks 66th and Panama ranks 65th 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 (%).