Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, you would:

Economy

make 27.7% less money

Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2006, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.

be 24.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.

Life

be 26.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, approximately 8.2 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 21.6% more children

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Geography

see 4.2 times more coastline

Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a total of 120 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

Puerto Rico is a territory in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 8,959 sq km. Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood.
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