Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 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 17.6% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 21.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 68.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
be 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
have 44.9% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 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 41.9% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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