Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
live 24.6 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 27.8 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.2% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 90.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 79.0% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 79.7% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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 Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.