Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 15.7 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 12.2 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 59.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 90.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.8% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 84.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 63.2% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 99.2% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 30.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 71.7% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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 Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.