Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 3.8 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% 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
El Salvador 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 20.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.2% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 54.4% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 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 23.3% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 63.2% more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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