Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 15.2 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 3.7 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 69.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 10.8% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 79.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 67.9% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 46.6% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 68.1% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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 Rican Department of Treasury, Inland Revenue Department.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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