Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 13.8 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Nauru, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 73.5% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2023.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 23.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.8% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 97.2% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nauru spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nauru: At a glance
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