Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Belize, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 5.5 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 20.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 41.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 63.0% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 52.9% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.8% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 29.8% more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 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 Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.