Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 17.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 45.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 13.9% more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.