Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 4.2 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 82.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 64.7% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 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 56.0% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 90.6% more on education
Philippines spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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 Philippines? See an in-depth size comparison.