Belize vs Northern Mariana Islands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas
Belize
34.3%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
36.1%
in 2025
Belize rank
118th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
116th
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas over time
- Belize
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 36.1% against 34.3% in Belize, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 118th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 116th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 3.6% | 19.8% | Belize |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 36.1% | 10.6% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 36.1% | 4.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas, Belize or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 36.1% against 34.3% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas between Belize and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 1.8%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Belize ranks 118th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 116th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).