Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 13.8 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 13.4 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 80.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 55.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 60.4% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 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 43.9% more likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 22.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.0% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 56.2% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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