Which has higher surface area, Brunei or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 8,870 sq. km against 5,770 sq. km in Brunei as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Brunei and Puerto Rico?

3,100 sq. km, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Puerto Rico?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Brunei vs Puerto Rico: Surface area (sq. km)

Brunei

5,770 sq. km

in 2024

Puerto Rico

8,870 sq. km

in 2024

Brunei rank

168th

Puerto Rico rank

166th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Brunei
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 8,870 sq. km against 5,770 sq. km in Brunei, a difference of 3,100 sq. km.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Brunei's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 168th and Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 216 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	5,770 sq. km	8,870 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Puerto Rico
1970s	5,770 sq. km	8,870 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Puerto Rico
1980s	5,770 sq. km	8,870 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Puerto Rico
1990s	5,770 sq. km	8,870 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2000s	5,770 sq. km	8,870 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2010s	5,770 sq. km	8,870 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2020s	5,770 sq. km	8,870 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Brunei or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 8,870 sq. km against 5,770 sq. km in Brunei as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Brunei and Puerto Rico?: 3,100 sq. km, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Puerto Rico?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Puerto Rico rank globally for surface area?: Brunei ranks 168th and Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.