Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 5.2 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 17.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 72.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 123.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.4% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 80.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 54.9% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 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 99.2% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 71.4% more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 13.6% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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