Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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
be 34.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
make 17.9% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
Life
be 31.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 42.2% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 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 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 64.7% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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 Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.