Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 16.5 years longer
In Mauritania, 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 6.5 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 44.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate
Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 37.9% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 88.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 71.3% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 31.7% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 17.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 89.5% more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 33.6% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 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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