Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 16.8 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 30.6% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 59.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 15.1 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 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 84.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 74.0% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 82.4% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, about 87.3% do as of 2022.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.4 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 71.7% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 64.5% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 60.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 90.3 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 46.0% more strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 16.1 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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