Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 15.2% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
make 17.2% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2022.
Life
be 38.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malaysia, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
have 82.1% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.8% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malaysia, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 9.3 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.