Marshall Islands vs Puerto Rico: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Marshall Islands
53.9%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
56.7%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
56th
Puerto Rico rank
52nd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Marshall Islands
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 56.7% against 53.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 56th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 34.2% | 18.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.4% | 3.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 55.2% | 3.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 55.0% | 1.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Marshall Islands or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 56.7% against 53.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Marshall Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 2.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 56th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.