Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 2.5 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 74.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 48.3% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 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 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 84.4% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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 Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.