Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 7.6 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 26.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
pay a 65.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.1% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 79.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 57.1% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 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 21.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 29.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 17.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.1% more on education
Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 13.1% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 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, General Department of Taxation.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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