Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 88.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.7% more likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 77.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 50.6% fewer children
In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 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 44.4% more likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.6% less on education
Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Bhutan? See an in-depth size comparison.