Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 59.9% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 93.3% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 92.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.2% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.