Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of India, you would:
Health
live 14.5 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 5.5 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 27.1% more likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 85.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.2% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 80.1% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 53.2% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 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 81.4% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 74.3% more on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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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