Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 25.9% more likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 68.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 6.3 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
Life
be 81.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 59.0 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 23.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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 65.5% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 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 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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.
Geography
see 71.7% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 63.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.2 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 97.6% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 44.3% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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