Which country has the highest Number of National Parks?

Australia has the highest Number of National Parks, at 685, followed by Thailand (156) and India (116).

Which country has the lowest Number of National Parks?

Cook Islands has the lowest Number of National Parks, at 1.

What is the median Number of National Parks across countries?

The median is 8 across the 177 countries with data.

Where does this national parks by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of national parks - Wiki.

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National Parks by Country

Name: National Parks by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Australia has the highest Number of National Parks (685), followed by Thailand (156) and India (116). Cook Islands has the lowest (1).

Geography177 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Dec 18, 2024Original page

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Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 177 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

Middle half 3 – 18

Average

18.5

177 countries

Highest

685

Australia

Lowest

Cook Islands

Data

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177 countries · # = rank by Number of National Parks

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1	Australia	685	335,062 km2	4.36%	1,879
2	Thailand	156	61,413 km2	12.0%	1,961
3	India	116	38,136 km2	1.16%	1,936
4	Brazil	75	250,000 km2	2.97%	1,937
5	Mexico	67	14,320 km2	0.73%	1,917
6	Russia	64	155,672 km2	—	1,983
7	United States	61	210,000 km2	2.19%	1,872
8	Colombia	60	169,545 km2	12.5%	1,960
9	Indonesia	56	160,520 km2	8.43%	1,980
10	Turkey	50	9,288 km2	1%	1,958
11	Israel	49	6,400 km2	30.0%	1,964
12	Ukraine	48	7,020 km2	1.2%	1,980
13	Canada	47	377,000 km2	3.78%	1,885
13	Norway	47	24,060 km2	6.3%	1,962
15	Venezuela	46	199,418 km2	21.8%	1,937
15	Chile	46	146,046 km2	21.0%	1,926
17	Finland	40	9,892 km2	2.9%	1,956
17	Bahamas	40	—	—	—
19	Argentina	37	38,452 km2	1.38%	1,922
20	Philippines	36	1,820 km2	0.6%	1,933
21	Japan	34	20,482 km2	5.4%	1,934
22	Vietnam	32	—	—	1,962
23	Sweden	30	7,199 km2	1.6%	1,909
24	Malaysia	29	—	—	—
24	Dominican Republic	29	—	—	1,956
24	Costa Rica	29	12,913 km2	25.1%	1,955
24	Mongolia	29	—	—	1,783
28	Zambia	28	240,836 km2	32.0%	—
29	Cameroon	27	—	—	—
30	Pakistan	26	132,920 km2	6.63%	1,972
30	Madagascar	26	14,327 km2	2.4%	1,958
30	Sri Lanka	26	—	—	1,938
33	Italy	25	15,000 km2	5%	1,922
34	Kenya	24	—	—	1,946
35	Iran	23	19,757 km2	1.2%	1,974
35	Tanzania	23	99,307 km2	—	1,951
35	Poland	23	3,149 km2	1%	1,932
38	Ethiopia	22	—	—	1,959
38	South Korea	22	6,726 km2	6.7%	1,967
38	Guatemala	22	—	—	1,955
41	South Africa	21	37,000 km2	3%	1,926
41	Netherlands	21	1,251 km2	3%	1,930
43	Namibia	20	10,878 km2	13.2%	—
44	Bangladesh	18	—	—	—
44	Honduras	18	—	—	—
44	Belize	18	1,701 km2	7.4%	1,986
47	Tunisia	17	—	—	1,980
48	Germany	16	10,395 km2	2.7%	1,970
48	Spain	16	3,845 km2	0.8%	1,918
48	Haiti	16	88 km2	0.31%	1,983
48	Panama	16	12,520 km2	16.6%	1,966
52	United Kingdom	15	19,989 km2	8.2%	1,951
52	Peru	15	79,665 km2	6.2%	1,961
52	Greece	15	6,960 km2	3.6%	1,938
52	Paraguay	15	60,662 km2	14.9%	1,948
56	Romania	14	3,158 km2	1.3%	1,935
56	Cuba	14	—	—	—
56	Albania	14	2,107 km2	6.7%	1,966
56	British Virgin Islands	14	—	—	—
60	Kazakhstan	13	18,876 km2	0.7%	1,985
60	Cambodia	13	7,422 km2	4.1%	1,993
60	Bolivia	13	65,910 km2	6%	1,939
60	Kyrgyzstan	13	7,247 km2	3.63%	1,976
60	New Zealand	13	28,873 km2	10.8%	1,887
60	Gabon	13	26,766 km2	10.0%	2,002
66	Morocco	12	—	—	1,942
66	Nepal	12	34,426 km2	23.4%	1,973
66	Ecuador	12	34,733 km2	12.2%	1,959
69	Algeria	11	527,662 km2	22.1%	—
69	Zimbabwe	11	—	—	—
69	Azerbaijan	11	—	—	2,003
69	Georgia	11	5,111 km2	7%	1,946
73	France	10	60,728 km2	9.5%	1,963
73	Uganda	10	—	—	1,952
73	Hungary	10	4,819 km2	5.2%	1,972
76	DR Congo	9	—	—	—
76	Myanmar	9	10,351 km2	1.5%	1,982
76	Ivory Coast	9	—	—	1,953
76	North Korea	9	—	—	—
76	Taiwan	9	3,104 km2	8.6%	1,984
76	Slovakia	9	3,690 km2	7.5%	1,949
76	Seychelles	9	—	—	1,973
83	China	8	—	—	—
83	Nigeria	8	20,156 km2	3%	1,979
83	Angola	8	—	—	—
83	Papua New Guinea	8	—	—	—
83	Sierra Leone	8	—	—	1,986
83	El Salvador	8	—	—	—
83	Liberia	8	—	—	—
83	Croatia	8	994 km2	1.8%	1,949
91	Mozambique	7	40,970 km2	5.1%	1,960
91	Ghana	7	—	—	1,971
91	Serbia	7	1,936 km2	2.19%	1,960
91	Uruguay	7	—	—	1,937
95	Malawi	6	—	—	1,966
95	Somalia	6	—	—	—
95	Senegal	6	—	—	—
95	South Sudan	6	—	—	—
95	Belgium	6	639 km2	2.1%	2,001
95	Austria	6	2,521 km2	3%	1,981
95	Libya	6	—	—	—
95	Ireland	6	650 km2	0.9%	1,932
95	Guinea-Bissau	6	—	—	—
95	Estonia	6	2,370 km2	5.2%	1,971
95	Comoros	6	1,166 km2	52.2%	2,010
95	Antigua and Barbuda	6	—	—	—
107	Egypt	5	4,353 km2	4.3%	1,983
107	Republic of the Congo	5	—	—	—
107	Denmark	5	2,322 km2	5.4%	2,008
107	Central African Republic	5	—	—	—
107	Gambia	5	170 km2	1.5%	1,978
107	Lithuania	5	1,554 km2	2.4%	1,974
107	Bhutan	5	8,008 km2	20.8%	—
107	Montenegro	5	1,096 km2	7.9%	1,952
107	Samoa	5	—	—	—
107	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5	—	—	—
117	Sudan	4	—	—	—
117	Uzbekistan	4	—	—	—
117	Mali	4	—	—	—
117	Burkina Faso	4	—	—	1,954
117	Chad	4	14,540 km2	1.13%	1,963
117	United Arab Emirates	4	—	—	—
117	Czechia	4	1,190 km2	1.5%	1,963
117	Belarus	4	2,222 km2	1%	1,939
117	Lebanon	4	—	—	—
117	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	473 km2	0.9%	1,965
117	Armenia	4	1,176 km2	—	1,978
117	Botswana	4	56,258 km2	9.67%	1,968
117	Latvia	4	2,065 km2	3.2%	1,973
117	Tonga	4	—	—	1,992
131	Saudi Arabia	3	—	—	—
131	Guinea	3	—	—	—
131	Rwanda	3	—	—	—
131	Burundi	3	1,014 km2	3.6%	1,934
131	Togo	3	—	—	—
131	Nicaragua	3	25,327 km2	17.3%	1,979
131	Bulgaria	3	1,930 km2	1.8%	1,963
131	Equatorial Guinea	3	—	—	—
131	North Macedonia	3	974 km2	3.8%	1,948
131	Mauritius	3	7,160 km2	3.5%	1,994
131	Djibouti	3	—	—	—
131	Iceland	3	12,407 km2	12.1%	1,928
131	Grenada	3	—	—	—
131	Dominica	3	107 km2	7.01%	1,975
145	Iraq	2	—	—	—
145	Afghanistan	2	11,516 km2	—	2,009
145	Yemen	2	—	—	—
145	Benin	2	—	—	—
145	Mauritania	2	—	—	—
145	Eritrea	2	—	—	—
145	Lesotho	2	—	—	—
145	Brunei	2	—	—	—
145	Curacao	2	21 km2	4.68%	1,978
145	Saint Lucia	2	—	—	—
155	Niger	1	—	—	1,954
155	Tajikistan	1	26,000 km2	18.0%	1,992
155	Portugal	1	702 km2	0.8%	1,971
155	Switzerland	1	170 km2	0.4%	1,914
155	Oman	1	220 km2	0.07%	1,997
155	Moldova	1	337 km2	1%	2,013
155	Jamaica	1	—	—	—
155	Slovenia	1	838 km2	4.1%	1,961
155	Trinidad and Tobago	1	—	—	—
155	Timor-Leste	1	1,236 km2	8.27%	2,007
155	Eswatini	1	300 km2	1.74%	1,967
155	Fiji	1	—	—	1,987
155	Solomon Islands	1	—	—	—
155	Guyana	1	—	—	1,929
155	Malta	1	2.5 km2	0.69%	2,007
155	Cape Verde	1	—	—	—
155	Barbados	1	—	—	—
155	Sao Tome and Principe	1	—	—	—
155	Aruba	1	—	—	—
155	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	—	—	—
155	United States Virgin Islands	1	—	—	—
155	American Samoa	1	—	—	—
155	Cook Islands	1	—	—	—

What correlates with Number of National Parks?

Pearson r against 1,423 other country metrics sharing at least 107 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Number of National Parks tend to score higher on these

Organic Agricultural LandOrganic Farming by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 137
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British Residents 2006British Diaspora Countries
r = +0.72 · very strong · n = 159
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Other Drug Use RateDrug Use by Country
r = +0.66 · strong · n = 172
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Export Value Rice, MilledRice Exports by Country
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 115
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Export Quantity Rice, MIlledRice Exports by Country
r = +0.61 · strong · n = 123
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Coal ExportsCoal Exports by Country
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 108
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Number of National Parks tend to score lower on these

ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 176
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Fertility Rate - Age 50-54Total Fertility Rate
r = −0.28 · weak · n = 125
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Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 144
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Brain Drain IndexBrain Drain Countries
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 161
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CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 176
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Brain DrainFailed States
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 164
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Number of National Parks?: Australia has the highest Number of National Parks, at 685, followed by Thailand (156) and India (116).
Which country has the lowest Number of National Parks?: Cook Islands has the lowest Number of National Parks, at 1.
What is the median Number of National Parks across countries?: The median is 8 across the 177 countries with data.
Where does this national parks by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of national parks - Wiki.