Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 93.1% more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 10.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 43.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 84.4% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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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