Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 58.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 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.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
have 63.0% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 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 19.1% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 76.1% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 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
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