Guam vs Turkey: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas
Guam
3.5%
in 2025
Turkey
3.8%
in 2025
Guam rank
166th
Turkey rank
165th
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas over time
- Guam
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Guam, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 166th and Turkey ranks 165th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Guam |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas, Guam or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas between Guam and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Turkey?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Turkey rank globally for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Guam ranks 166th and Turkey ranks 165th 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 (%).