Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 86.6% more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 36.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 41.9% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 94.6% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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 Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.