Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
live 22.1 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 14.5 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.4% more likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 87.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 66.0% fewer children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 81.4% more likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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