Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 18.0 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.5 times more money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 31.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 84.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 92.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 74.0% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 43.9% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 47.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 69.3% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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 Equatorial Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.