Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 3.4 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 30.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 51.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 49.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 46.2% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 56.4% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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
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