Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 14.6 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 53.6% more likely to be obese
In Puerto Rico, 42.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 85.1% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.9 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.5 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 43.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Puerto Rico, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 83.9% less home broadband
Puerto Rico has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
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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Tuvalu: At a glance
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