Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
live 15.8 years longer
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 15.9 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Rwanda has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.2% more likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 73.2% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 77.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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 70.2% fewer children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 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 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Rwanda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 79.4% more on education
Rwanda spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Rwanda Revenue Authority.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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