Which has higher surface area, Puerto Rico or Palestine?

Puerto Rico, at 8,870 sq. km against 6,025 sq. km in Palestine as of 2024.

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

2,845 sq. km, with Puerto Rico ahead.

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

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

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

Puerto Rico

8,870 sq. km

in 2024

Palestine

6,025 sq. km

in 2024

Puerto Rico rank

166th

Palestine rank

167th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Puerto Rico
Palestine

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 8,870 sq. km against 6,025 sq. km in Palestine, a difference of 2,845 sq. km.

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

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

Puerto Rico ranks 166th and Palestine ranks 167th of 216 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,870 sq. km	6,020 sq. km	2,850 sq. km	Puerto Rico
1970s	8,870 sq. km	6,020 sq. km	2,850 sq. km	Puerto Rico
1980s	8,870 sq. km	6,020 sq. km	2,850 sq. km	Puerto Rico
1990s	8,870 sq. km	6,020 sq. km	2,850 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2000s	8,870 sq. km	6,020 sq. km	2,850 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2010s	8,870 sq. km	6,020 sq. km	2,850 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2020s	8,870 sq. km	6,024 sq. km	2,846 sq. km	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Puerto Rico or Palestine?: Puerto Rico, at 8,870 sq. km against 6,025 sq. km in Palestine as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Puerto Rico and Palestine?: 2,845 sq. km, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Palestine?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and Palestine rank globally for surface area?: Puerto Rico ranks 166th and Palestine ranks 167th 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: 29 October 2026

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