Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 20.4 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 7.5 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 94.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 37.5% higher top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.0% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 89.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 76.9% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 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 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 41.3% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 7.2 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 41.3% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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