Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 16.5 years longer
In Mauritania, 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 6.7 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate
Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.7% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 88.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 72.0% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 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 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 90.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 33.6% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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