Bermuda vs Papua New Guinea: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas
Bermuda
1.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.9%
in 2025
Bermuda rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas over time
- Bermuda
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Bermuda, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bermuda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bermuda ahead.
Bermuda ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 190 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas, Bermuda or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Bermuda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas between Bermuda and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bermuda and Papua New Guinea rank globally for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Bermuda ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st 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 (%).