Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 16.3 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 40.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 92.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 59.0% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 83.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 71.4% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 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 57.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 64% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 11.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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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