Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 11.8 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 7.4 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 91.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 51.8% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 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 96.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 74.0% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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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