Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 60.8% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
have 15.6% fewer children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 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 22.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% 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
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 11.0% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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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