Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 19.5 years longer
In Benin, 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 10.1 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 93.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 89.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 80.6% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 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 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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 Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.