Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 53.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 40.3% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 14.0% fewer children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.8% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 46.3% more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 97.4% less likely to be murdered
Puerto Rico has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 43.9% more home broadband
Puerto Rico has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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