Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 48.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
make 95.0% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
have 69.2% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In North Korea, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 47.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In North Korea, 53% of the population do as of 2021.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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