Brunei vs Puerto Rico: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Brunei
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 887,000 hectares against 527,000 hectares in Brunei, a difference of 360,000 hectares.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Brunei's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 172nd and Puerto Rico ranks 170th of 238 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 527,000 hectares | 887,000 hectares | 360,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 527,000 hectares | 887,000 hectares | 360,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 527,000 hectares | 887,000 hectares | 360,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 527,000 hectares | 887,000 hectares | 360,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 527,000 hectares | 887,000 hectares | 360,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 527,000 hectares | 887,000 hectares | 360,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 527,000 hectares | 887,000 hectares | 360,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Brunei or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 887,000 hectares against 527,000 hectares in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Brunei and Puerto Rico?
- 360,000 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Puerto Rico rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Brunei ranks 172nd and Puerto Rico ranks 170th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.