Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 33.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.0% as of 2022.
make 85.1% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 18.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 47.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kyrgyzstan, 50.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.2 times more 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.2% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, about 55.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 72.2% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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