Maldives vs Vanuatu: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Maldives
0.8%
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3%
in 2025
Maldives rank
156th
Vanuatu rank
159th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.8% against 0.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.5 times Vanuatu's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 156th and Vanuatu ranks 159th of 168 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Maldives, at 0.8% against 0.3% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Maldives ranks 156th and Vanuatu ranks 159th of 168 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.