Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 12.2 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 9.0 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
pay a 21.4% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 82.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 43.9% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 82.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 72.2% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 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 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 21% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 90.3% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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