Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years longer
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 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 8.6 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 45.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 80.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 174.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.8% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 76.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Nepal, approximately 25.1 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 55.5% fewer children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nepal, approximately 90% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 49.4% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 52.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on education
Nepal spends 4.2% 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: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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