Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 16.2 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 23.9 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.3% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 86.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 78.5% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 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 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 13.5% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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