Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 16.2 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 26.9 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.3% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 86.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 75.9% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 13.5% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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