Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 22.9 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 37.3% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 81.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 70.7% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 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 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 14% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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