Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Nauru instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 19.6 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 68.4% more likely to be obese

In Puerto Rico, 42.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 64.0% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.

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Life

have 4.3 times more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 24.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 27.5% more 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 35.4% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 94.0% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.

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Safety

be 36.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Puerto Rico, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 64.4% less home broadband

Puerto Rico has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Nauru: At a glance

Nauru is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 21 sq km. The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
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