Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Gibraltar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.5% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Gibraltar, the GDP per capita is $61,700 as of 2014.
be 83.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gibraltar, that number is 1.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 75.6% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gibraltar, there are 13.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.5% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gibraltar, about 94.4% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Gibraltar, that number is 12 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gibraltar: At a glance
How big is Gibraltar compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.