Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 22.9 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 21.4 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 83.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.1% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.
have 74.7% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 6.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 60.4% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 24.6% more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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 Rican Department of Treasury, National Revenue Authority.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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