Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of India, you would:
Health
live 14.5 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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 4.7 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 42.9% more likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 67.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.2% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 80.1% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 51.9% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.2 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 68.9% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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 India? See an in-depth size comparison.