Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.6% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 40.6% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
Life
be 83.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 53.0% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 24.3% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 20.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.2% more home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 13.0 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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