Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 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.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 28.7% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.3% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 31.7% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 38.4 times more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 30.5% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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