Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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
be 12.2% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 5.5% as of 2024.
Life
be 57.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 75.6% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 37.3% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.7% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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 New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.