Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 4.3 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 56.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 83.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 54.4% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 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 4.7 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 82.1% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.