Puerto Rico vs Samoa: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Puerto Rico
56.7%
in 2025
Samoa
57.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
43rd
Samoa rank
42nd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Puerto Rico
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 57.5% against 56.7% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 43rd and Samoa ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 62.4% | 28.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 60.7% | 12.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 58.6% | 3.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 57.9% | 2.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Puerto Rico or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 57.5% against 56.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Puerto Rico and Samoa?
- 0.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Samoa rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 43rd and Samoa ranks 42nd of 219 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.