Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 3.1 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 81.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.5% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 69.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 57.5% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 23.8% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 49.8% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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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