Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 13.8 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 14.5 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 64.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 77.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 60.9% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 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 Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.8% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 56.2% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.