Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 2.6 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 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 27.3% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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 Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.