Equatorial Guinea vs Palau: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Equatorial Guinea
85.8%
in 2025
Palau
91.0%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
7th
Palau rank
5th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 91.0% against 85.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Palau ranks 5th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.2% | 82.9% | 13.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 86.0% | 7.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 88.6% | 0.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 90.5% | 4.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Equatorial Guinea or Palau?
- Palau, at 91.0% against 85.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Equatorial Guinea and Palau?
- 5.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Palau?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Palau rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Palau ranks 5th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.