Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Bangladesh
16.7%
in 2025
Myanmar
16.6%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
101st
Myanmar rank
102nd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 16.7% against 16.6% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 101st and Myanmar ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 15.7% | 1.7% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.6% | 0.7% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
- Bangladesh, at 16.7% against 16.6% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st and Myanmar ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.