Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 17.2 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 65.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 81.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.8% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 87.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 66.7% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 73.7% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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