Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 27.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 33.2 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
be 95.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 31.2% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 70.4% as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 91.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 82.5% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 63.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, about 87.3% do as of 2022.
be 21.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.3 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 41.3% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 27.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 349.9 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 2.0 times more strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 8.5 times more CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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