Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 42.9% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 12.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 67.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 30.4% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.7% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 403.4 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.