Bangladesh vs Switzerland: Share of forest area within protected areas
Bangladesh
16.7%
in 2025
Switzerland
17.7%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
104th
Switzerland rank
101st
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Bangladesh
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 17.7% against 16.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Switzerland ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 197 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.1% | 17.7% | 11.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 17.7% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Bangladesh or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 17.7% against 16.7% in Bangladesh as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Bangladesh and Switzerland?
- 1.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Switzerland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Switzerland rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).