Protected Land Area (%)

This ranking compares terrestrial protected areas as a share of land area. The raw value is shown in percent. Higher shares receive a higher rating up to a 30 percent target; values above that are capped so protected-area share does not dominate the ranking by itself.
1 Seychelles68.1 % 68.1 % 100
1 New Caledonia59.6 % 59.6 % 100
1 Venezuela56.8 % 56.8 % 100
1 Bhutan51.6 % 51.6 % 100
1 French Guiana45 % 45 % 100
1 Liechtenstein44.8 % 44.8 % 100
1 Bulgaria44.3 % 44.3 % 100
1 Turks and Caicos Islands43.5 % 43.5 % 100
1 Guinea42.6 % 42.6 % 100
1 Hong Kong42 % 42 % 100
1 Greenland41.9 % 41.9 % 100
1 Zambia41.3 % 41.3 % 100
1 Slovenia40.4 % 40.4 % 100
1 Réunion40 % 40 % 100
1 Brunei39.9 % 39.9 % 100
1 Namibia39.9 % 39.9 % 100
1 Tanzania39.9 % 39.9 % 100
1 Cambodia39.8 % 39.8 % 100
1 Poland39.6 % 39.6 % 100
1 Germany39.2 % 39.2 % 100
1 Luxembourg39.1 % 39.1 % 100
1 Armenia38.9 % 38.9 % 100
1 Cyprus38.6 % 38.6 % 100
1 Croatia38.4 % 38.4 % 100
1 Slovakia37.5 % 37.5 % 100
1 Belize37.3 % 37.3 % 100
1 Congo36.6 % 36.6 % 100
1 Benin36.1 % 36.1 % 100
1 Greece35 % 35 % 100
1 Bahamas34.6 % 34.6 % 100
1 Comoros33.7 % 33.7 % 100
1 New Zealand33.4 % 33.4 % 100
1 São Tomé and Príncipe31.7 % 31.7 % 100
1 Palau31.4 % 31.4 % 100
1 Panama31.4 % 31.4 % 100
1 Bolivia30.9 % 30.9 % 100
1 Sri Lanka30.8 % 30.8 % 100
1 Brazil30.6 % 30.6 % 100
1 Trinidad and Tobago30.6 % 30.6 % 100
40 Japan29.7 % 29.7 % 99
40 Austria29.6 % 29.6 % 99
42 Mozambique29.5 % 29.5 % 98
43 Malta29 % 29 % 97
43 North Macedonia29 % 29 % 97
45 Oman28.9 % 28.9 % 96
45 France28.8 % 28.8 % 96
47 United Kingdom28.4 % 28.4 % 95
48 Zimbabwe28.3 % 28.3 % 94
48 Spain28.1 % 28.1 % 94
50 Niue28 % 28 % 93
50 Togo27.9 % 27.9 % 93
52 Botswana27.6 % 27.6 % 92
52 Israel27.6 % 27.6 % 92
52 Senegal27.5 % 27.5 % 92
55 Andorra27.3 % 27.3 % 91
56 Gibraltar27 % 27 % 90
56 Aruba26.9 % 26.9 % 90
58 Costa Rica26.6 % 26.6 % 89
59 Dominican Republic26.3 % 26.3 % 88
60 Guinea-Bissau26.2 % 26.2 % 87
61 Montserrat25 % 25 % 83
62 Romania24.6 % 24.6 % 82
63 Ecuador23.8 % 23.8 % 79
63 Albania23.6 % 23.6 % 79
63 Nepal23.6 % 23.6 % 79
66 Lesotho23.4 % 23.4 % 78
67 Malawi23.1 % 23.1 % 77
67 Honduras23 % 23 % 77
67 Portugal23 % 23 % 77
70 Ivory Coast22.9 % 22.9 % 76
70 Kiribati22.9 % 22.9 % 76
70 Netherlands22.9 % 22.9 % 76
70 Georgia22.8 % 22.8 % 76
74 Gabon22.6 % 22.6 % 75
74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22.6 % 22.6 % 75
74 Tajikistan22.6 % 22.6 % 75
77 Hungary22.3 % 22.3 % 74
77 Montenegro22.2 % 22.2 % 74
77 Azerbaijan22.1 % 22.1 % 74
77 Peru22.1 % 22.1 % 74
81 Australia22 % 22 % 73
81 Czech Republic21.9 % 21.9 % 73
83 Chile21.6 % 21.6 % 72
83 Estonia21.6 % 21.6 % 72
83 Italy21.5 % 21.5 % 72
86 Dominica21.4 % 21.4 % 71
86 Nicaragua21.2 % 21.2 % 71
88 Chad21 % 21 % 70
88 Niger21 % 21 % 70
88 Iceland20.9 % 20.9 % 70
88 Monaco20.9 % 20.9 % 70
92 Tuvalu20.2 % 20.2 % 67
92 Guatemala20.1 % 20.1 % 67
92 Chinese Taipei20 % 20 % 67
92 Martinique20 % 20 % 67
96 Jamaica19.9 % 19.9 % 66
96 Mongolia19.8 % 19.8 % 66
98 United Arab Emirates19.2 % 19.2 % 64
98 Pakistan19.1 % 19.1 % 64
100 Equatorial Guinea19 % 19 % 63
100 Laos18.8 % 18.8 % 63
100 Latvia18.8 % 18.8 % 63
103 Saudi Arabia18.5 % 18.5 % 62
104 Thailand18.4 % 18.4 % 61
104 Saint Lucia18.2 % 18.2 % 61
106 Guadeloupe18 % 18 % 60
106 Lithuania18 % 18 % 60
108 Norway17.8 % 17.8 % 59
108 Korea Republic17.7 % 17.7 % 59
108 Cape Verde17.6 % 17.6 % 59
111 Colombia17.2 % 17.2 % 57
111 Kuwait17.1 % 17.1 % 57
111 Ukraine17.1 % 17.1 % 57
111 Ethiopia17 % 17 % 57
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis16.9 % 16.9 % 56
115 Burkina Faso16.8 % 16.8 % 56
117 Antigua and Barbuda16.5 % 16.5 % 55
117 Curacao16.5 % 16.5 % 55
117 American Samoa16.4 % 16.4 % 55
117 Belgium16.4 % 16.4 % 55
117 Denmark16.4 % 16.4 % 55
122 Marshall Islands16.1 % 16.1 % 54
122 Timor-Leste16.1 % 16.1 % 54
122 Uganda16.1 % 16.1 % 54
125 Philippines16 % 16 % 53
125 Sweden15.8 % 15.8 % 53
127 China15.6 % 15.6 % 52
127 Cuba15.6 % 15.6 % 52
127 Qatar15.6 % 15.6 % 52
130 South Sudan15.4 % 15.4 % 51
130 Ghana15.3 % 15.3 % 51
130 Mexico15.3 % 15.3 % 51
133 Saint Pierre and Miquelon15 % 15 % 50
133 Congo DR14.9 % 14.9 % 50
133 Paraguay14.9 % 14.9 % 50
136 Central African Republic14.8 % 14.8 % 49
136 Suriname14.8 % 14.8 % 49
138 Ireland14.2 % 14.2 % 47
138 Uzbekistan14.1 % 14.1 % 47
138 Serbia14 % 14 % 47
141 Finland13.9 % 13.9 % 46
141 Kenya13.9 % 13.9 % 46
141 Nigeria13.9 % 13.9 % 46
144 Malaysia13.3 % 13.3 % 44
144 Tonga13.3 % 13.3 % 44
144 U.S. Virgin Islands13.3 % 13.3 % 44
144 Egypt13.1 % 13.1 % 44
148 Lebanon13 % 13 % 43
148 Canada12.9 % 12.9 % 43
148 United States12.9 % 12.9 % 43
148 Madagascar12.8 % 12.8 % 43
152 Sierra Leone12.6 % 12.6 % 42
152 Switzerland12.5 % 12.5 % 42
154 Cook Islands12 % 12 % 40
154 Indonesia12 % 12 % 40
154 Mayotte12 % 12 % 40
157 Bahrain11.7 % 11.7 % 39
158 Moldova11.5 % 11.5 % 38
158 Russia11.5 % 11.5 % 38
160 Cameroon11 % 11 % 37
161 Angola10.8 % 10.8 % 36
162 British Virgin Islands10.5 % 10.5 % 35
163 Kazakhstan10.1 % 10.1 % 34
164 Macau10 % 10 % 33
164 Palestine10 % 10 % 33
164 Zanzibar10 % 10 % 33
167 South Africa9.6 % 9.6 % 32
167 Bosnia and Herzegovina9.5 % 9.5 % 32
169 Saint-Martin9.3 % 9.3 % 31
169 Belarus9.2 % 9.2 % 31
171 Rwanda9.1 % 9.1 % 30
172 Argentina8.8 % 8.8 % 29
172 Cayman Islands8.8 % 8.8 % 29
172 Grenada8.8 % 8.8 % 29
172 Haiti8.6 % 8.6 % 29
176 Guyana8.4 % 8.4 % 28
176 El Salvador8.3 % 8.3 % 28
178 Anguilla8 % 8 % 27
179 Samoa7.9 % 7.9 % 26
179 Tunisia7.9 % 7.9 % 26
179 Iran7.8 % 7.8 % 26
179 Gambia7.7 % 7.7 % 26
179 India7.7 % 7.7 % 26
184 Burundi7.6 % 7.6 % 25
184 Vietnam7.6 % 7.6 % 25
184 Mali7.5 % 7.5 % 25
187 Turkey7 % 7 % 23
187 Kyrgyzstan6.8 % 6.8 % 23
189 Myanmar6.7 % 6.7 % 22
189 Puerto Rico6.6 % 6.6 % 22
191 Tahiti5.6 % 5.6 % 19
192 Jordan5.4 % 5.4 % 18
193 Kosovo5 % 5 % 17
193 Mauritius5 % 5 % 17
193 San Marino5 % 5 % 17
193 Wallis and Futuna5 % 5 % 17
197 Vanuatu4.8 % 4.8 % 16
197 Algeria4.7 % 4.7 % 16
199 Singapore4.6 % 4.6 % 15
200 Turkmenistan4.3 % 4.3 % 14
200 Bangladesh4.2 % 4.2 % 14
200 Guam4.2 % 4.2 % 14
200 Swaziland4.2 % 4.2 % 14
204 Liberia4 % 4 % 13
204 Fiji3.9 % 3.9 % 13
206 Papua New Guinea3.7 % 3.7 % 12
206 Afghanistan3.6 % 3.6 % 12
208 Uruguay3.1 % 3.1 % 10
208 Maldives3 % 3 % 10
210 Northern Mariana Islands2.8 % 2.8 % 9
210 Sudan2.8 % 2.8 % 9
212 Faroe Islands2.4 % 2.4 % 8
212 Korea DPR2.4 % 2.4 % 8
212 Solomon Islands2.4 % 2.4 % 8
212 Bermuda2.3 % 2.3 % 8
216 Morocco2.1 % 2.1 % 7
217 Djibouti1.6 % 1.6 % 5
217 Iraq1.5 % 1.5 % 5
219 Barbados1.1 % 1.1 % 4
219 Yemen1.1 % 1.1 % 4
221 Western Sahara1 % 1 % 3
222 Syria0.7 % 0.7 % 2
222 Mauritania0.6 % 0.6 % 2
224 Libya0.1 % 0.1 % 0
224 Sint Maarten0.1 % 0.1 % 0
224 Eritrea0 % 0 % 0
224 Micronesia0 % 0 % 0
224 Nauru0 % 0 % 0
224 Somalia0 % 0 % 0

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value shows terrestrial protected areas as a percentage of total land area. It covers protected land, not marine protected areas and not general nature quality.

The main public data anchor is World Bank series ER.LND.PTLD.ZS. Methodologically it is based on international protected-area data that can also be checked through WDPA and Protected Planet.

Nomadino uses the latest non-empty World Bank value for each country. Countries and territories without their own series may use maintained replacement values derived from existing Nomadino values, administering state, local protected-area context and regional comparators.

The rating increases linearly up to 30 percent protected land area. 30 percent or more receives 100 points, 15 percent receives about 50 points and 0 percent receives 0 points.

This cap is deliberate: very high protected-area shares are positive, but should not dominate the ranking by themselves. Effective management, accessibility and biodiversity richness are not measured directly here.