Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 12.2 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 14.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 63.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 57.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 62.5% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 17.7% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.5% more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 80.2% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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 Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.