Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
live 15.4 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 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 10.1 times more money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 28.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 90.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 83.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 77.4% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 34.9 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 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 39.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on education
Zambia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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 Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Zambia? See an in-depth size comparison.