Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 12.0 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.3 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 69.8% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 25.8% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 43.4% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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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