Puerto Rico vs Seychelles: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers

Puerto Rico
0.3%
in 2022
Seychelles
0.3%
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
119th
Seychelles rank
121st

Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Seychelles
0.10.20.3200020112022

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 119th and Seychelles ranks 121st of 208 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Seychelles
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Seychelles
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Puerto Rico or Seychelles?
Puerto Rico, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Seychelles as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Puerto Rico and Seychelles?
0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Seychelles?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Puerto Rico and Seychelles rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
Puerto Rico ranks 119th and Seychelles ranks 121st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Unit
%
Source
UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 4,784 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).