Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 29.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $48,600 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 17.0% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 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 10.7% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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 Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.