Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 4.4 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 72.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 64.7% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 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 46.6% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Philippines? See an in-depth size comparison.