Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 26.5% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 17.9% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
have 45.9% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 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 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 89.3% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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