Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Angola, you would:
Health
live 19.6 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 5.8 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 58.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
pay a 94.1% higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.0% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 89.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 81.0% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 50.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 68.7% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 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 Rican Department of Treasury, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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