Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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
be 15.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 5.5% as of 2024.
make 22.2% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $56,700 as of 2024, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2024.
Life
be 37.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 14.7% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.