Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Western Sahara, you would:
Health
live 17.2 years longer
In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.2 times more money
Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 72.1% fewer children
In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 54.9% less coastline
Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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 Western Sahara? See an in-depth size comparison.