Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 11.6 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 78.1% less likely to die by suicide
Guyana has a suicide rate of 24.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 40.7% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 49.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 25.3% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
Life
be 85.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 75.0 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 74.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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 71.3% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Safety
be 23.7% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 17.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guyana, road accidents kill 15.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water
Guyana withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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