Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 2.4 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 68.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 52.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 61.6% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 68.2% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 71.7% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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