Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 14.6 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 9.5 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.2% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 85.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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.
have 76.4% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 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 62.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
be 14.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.6% more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 41.3% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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