Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 4.1 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 51.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 49.8% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 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 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% more on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 85.5% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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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