Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 89.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 64.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 52.2% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 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 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 77.6% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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 Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.