Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 11.8 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 8.1 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 81.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 50.3% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 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 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 76.6% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 74.0% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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
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