Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

live 3.7 years longer

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.

be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.5% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.

be 69.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.

have 61.4% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 48.6% less on education

Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 49.8% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Puerto Rico: At a glance

Puerto Rico is a territory in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 8,959 sq km. Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood.
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