Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 78.6% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 52.9% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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