Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 22.3% more money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 58.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 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 64.4% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 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 17.9% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% more on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 76.1% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 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
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