Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 13.4 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.8% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 87.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 68.1% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 73.7% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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