Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 26.0 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 28.7 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 68.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 79.1% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.0 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.4% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.