Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 74.9% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 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 Philippines, 78.0 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.8% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 72.4 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.