Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 7.0 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.4% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 80.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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.
have 55.5% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 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 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.7 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 13.6% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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 Rican Department of Treasury, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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