Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 13.5% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 37.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 79.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 43.0% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 61.5% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.6% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.2 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.