Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 70.2% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 27.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 4.7 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
Life
be 81.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 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 42.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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 57.0% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, about 87.3% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 84.4% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 41.4% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 22.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.5% more home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 5.4 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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Puerto Rico: At a glance
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