Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 11.4% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 52.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 27.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.5% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 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 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.7% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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 Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.