Somalia vs Vanuatu: Share of forest area within protected areas
Somalia
0.6%
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3%
in 2025
Somalia rank
185th
Vanuatu rank
186th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Somalia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.8 times Vanuatu's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 186th of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Somalia or Vanuatu?
- Somalia, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Somalia and Vanuatu?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vanuatu?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Vanuatu rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Somalia ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 186th 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 (%).