Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 3.4 times more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 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 Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 4.7 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.9% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 76.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 63.6% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 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 52.4% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.1% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 25.2% more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 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, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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