Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 13.3% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 22.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 50.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
have 42.6% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.3% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 81.0% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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