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National Parks by Country

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

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Number of National Parks

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Ranking

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
8
Middle half 3 – 18
Average
18.5
177 countries
Highest
685
Australia
Lowest
1
Cook Islands

Data

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177 countries · # = rank by Number of National Parks
#
1Australia685335,062 km24.36%1,879
2Thailand15661,413 km212.0%1,961
3India11638,136 km21.16%1,936
4Brazil75250,000 km22.97%1,937
5Mexico6714,320 km20.73%1,917
6Russia64155,672 km2—1,983
7United States61210,000 km22.19%1,872
8Colombia60169,545 km212.5%1,960
9Indonesia56160,520 km28.43%1,980
10Turkey509,288 km21%1,958
11Israel496,400 km230.0%1,964
12Ukraine487,020 km21.2%1,980
13Canada47377,000 km23.78%1,885
13Norway4724,060 km26.3%1,962
15Venezuela46199,418 km221.8%1,937
15Chile46146,046 km221.0%1,926
17Finland409,892 km22.9%1,956
17Bahamas40———
19Argentina3738,452 km21.38%1,922
20Philippines361,820 km20.6%1,933
21Japan3420,482 km25.4%1,934
22Vietnam32——1,962
23Sweden307,199 km21.6%1,909
24Malaysia29———
24Dominican Republic29——1,956
24Costa Rica2912,913 km225.1%1,955
24Mongolia29——1,783
28Zambia28240,836 km232.0%—
29Cameroon27———
30Pakistan26132,920 km26.63%1,972
30Madagascar2614,327 km22.4%1,958
30Sri Lanka26——1,938
33Italy2515,000 km25%1,922
34Kenya24——1,946
35Iran2319,757 km21.2%1,974
35Tanzania2399,307 km2—1,951
35Poland233,149 km21%1,932
38Ethiopia22——1,959
38South Korea226,726 km26.7%1,967
38Guatemala22——1,955
41South Africa2137,000 km23%1,926
41Netherlands211,251 km23%1,930
43Namibia2010,878 km213.2%—
44Bangladesh18———
44Honduras18———
44Belize181,701 km27.4%1,986
47Tunisia17——1,980
48Germany1610,395 km22.7%1,970
48Spain163,845 km20.8%1,918
48Haiti1688 km20.31%1,983
48Panama1612,520 km216.6%1,966
52United Kingdom1519,989 km28.2%1,951
52Peru1579,665 km26.2%1,961
52Greece156,960 km23.6%1,938
52Paraguay1560,662 km214.9%1,948
56Romania143,158 km21.3%1,935
56Cuba14———
56Albania142,107 km26.7%1,966
56British Virgin Islands14———
60Kazakhstan1318,876 km20.7%1,985
60Cambodia137,422 km24.1%1,993
60Bolivia1365,910 km26%1,939
60Kyrgyzstan137,247 km23.63%1,976
60New Zealand1328,873 km210.8%1,887
60Gabon1326,766 km210.0%2,002
66Morocco12——1,942
66Nepal1234,426 km223.4%1,973
66Ecuador1234,733 km212.2%1,959
69Algeria11527,662 km222.1%—
69Zimbabwe11———
69Azerbaijan11——2,003
69Georgia115,111 km27%1,946
73France1060,728 km29.5%1,963
73Uganda10——1,952
73Hungary104,819 km25.2%1,972
76DR Congo9———
76Myanmar910,351 km21.5%1,982
76Ivory Coast9——1,953
76North Korea9———
76Taiwan93,104 km28.6%1,984
76Slovakia93,690 km27.5%1,949
76Seychelles9——1,973
83China8———
83Nigeria820,156 km23%1,979
83Angola8———
83Papua New Guinea8———
83Sierra Leone8——1,986
83El Salvador8———
83Liberia8———
83Croatia8994 km21.8%1,949
91Mozambique740,970 km25.1%1,960
91Ghana7——1,971
91Serbia71,936 km22.19%1,960
91Uruguay7——1,937
95Malawi6——1,966
95Somalia6———
95Senegal6———
95South Sudan6———
95Belgium6639 km22.1%2,001
95Austria62,521 km23%1,981
95Libya6———
95Ireland6650 km20.9%1,932
95Guinea-Bissau6———
95Estonia62,370 km25.2%1,971
95Comoros61,166 km252.2%2,010
95Antigua and Barbuda6———
107Egypt54,353 km24.3%1,983
107Republic of the Congo5———
107Denmark52,322 km25.4%2,008
107Central African Republic5———
107Gambia5170 km21.5%1,978
107Lithuania51,554 km22.4%1,974
107Bhutan58,008 km220.8%—
107Montenegro51,096 km27.9%1,952
107Samoa5———
107Saint Kitts and Nevis5———
117Sudan4———
117Uzbekistan4———
117Mali4———
117Burkina Faso4——1,954
117Chad414,540 km21.13%1,963
117United Arab Emirates4———
117Czechia41,190 km21.5%1,963
117Belarus42,222 km21%1,939
117Lebanon4———
117Bosnia and Herzegovina4473 km20.9%1,965
117Armenia41,176 km2—1,978
117Botswana456,258 km29.67%1,968
117Latvia42,065 km23.2%1,973
117Tonga4——1,992
131Saudi Arabia3———
131Guinea3———
131Rwanda3———
131Burundi31,014 km23.6%1,934
131Togo3———
131Nicaragua325,327 km217.3%1,979
131Bulgaria31,930 km21.8%1,963
131Equatorial Guinea3———
131North Macedonia3974 km23.8%1,948
131Mauritius37,160 km23.5%1,994
131Djibouti3———
131Iceland312,407 km212.1%1,928
131Grenada3———
131Dominica3107 km27.01%1,975
145Iraq2———
145Afghanistan211,516 km2—2,009
145Yemen2———
145Benin2———
145Mauritania2———
145Eritrea2———
145Lesotho2———
145Brunei2———
145Curacao221 km24.68%1,978
145Saint Lucia2———
155Niger1——1,954
155Tajikistan126,000 km218.0%1,992
155Portugal1702 km20.8%1,971
155Switzerland1170 km20.4%1,914
155Oman1220 km20.07%1,997
155Moldova1337 km21%2,013
155Jamaica1———
155Slovenia1838 km24.1%1,961
155Trinidad and Tobago1———
155Timor-Leste11,236 km28.27%2,007
155Eswatini1300 km21.74%1,967
155Fiji1——1,987
155Solomon Islands1———
155Guyana1——1,929
155Malta12.5 km20.69%2,007
155Cape Verde1———
155Barbados1———
155Sao Tome and Principe1———
155Aruba1———
155Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1———
155United States Virgin Islands1———
155American Samoa1———
155Cook Islands1———

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

  1. Organic Agricultural LandOrganic Farming by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 137
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  2. British Residents 2006British Diaspora Countries
    r = +0.72 · very strong · n = 159
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  3. Other Drug Use RateDrug Use by Country
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 172
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  4. Export Value Rice, MilledRice Exports by Country
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 115
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  5. Export Quantity Rice, MIlledRice Exports by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 123
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  6. 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

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

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.

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