Malawi vs Paraguay: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas
Malawi
63.4%
in 2025
Paraguay
64.3%
in 2025
Malawi rank
66th
Paraguay rank
64th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas over time
- Malawi
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 64.3% against 63.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 64th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 62.6% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 64.3% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 64.3% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 64.3% against 63.4% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas between Malawi and Paraguay?
- 0.9%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Malawi ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 64th 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 (%).