Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Anguilla, you would:
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Anguilla has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2008, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 25.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2002. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 96.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 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 33.9% fewer children
In Anguilla, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 8.2 times more coastline
Anguilla has a total of 61 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
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Anguilla? See an in-depth size comparison.