Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 21.6 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 60 years (59 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 27.8 times more money
Niger has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 36.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niger, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 95.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Niger, approximately 509.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to be literate
In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.1% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 91.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 66.8 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 83.3% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 47.1 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 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 14% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 7.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 45.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Niger, approximately 69% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 74.3% more on education
Niger spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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