Puerto Rico vs United States

Puerto Rico (North America) and United States (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Puerto Rico United States World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 1960 Puerto Rico: 717.51 United States: 2,999.86 World: 452.65 1961 Puerto Rico: 777.22 United States: 3,059.16 World: 471.93 1962 Puerto Rico: 854.74 United States: 3,236.01 World: 496.11 1963 Puerto Rico: 931.75 United States: 3,366.37 World: 525.19 1964 Puerto Rico: 1,006.43 United States: 3,565.31 World: 563.85 1965 Puerto Rico: 1,110.83 United States: 3,818.29 World: 601.89 1966 Puerto Rico: 1,207.81 United States: 4,136.31 World: 638.97 1967 Puerto Rico: 1,335.27 United States: 4,325.96 World: 664.4 1968 Puerto Rico: 1,480.69 United States: 4,684.59 World: 703.46 1969 Puerto Rico: 1,661.87 United States: 5,020 World: 761.11 1970 Puerto Rico: 1,852.35 United States: 5,234.3 World: 817.68 1971 Puerto Rico: 2,044.32 United States: 5,609.38 World: 884.88 1972 Puerto Rico: 2,246.48 United States: 6,094.02 World: 1,002 1973 Puerto Rico: 2,432.41 United States: 6,726.36 World: 1,201.53 1974 Puerto Rico: 2,614.5 United States: 7,225.69 World: 1,362.19 1975 Puerto Rico: 2,738.24 United States: 7,801.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 Puerto Rico: 2,946.46 United States: 8,592.25 World: 1,589.73 1977 Puerto Rico: 3,208.77 United States: 9,452.58 World: 1,766.28 1978 Puerto Rico: 3,567.75 United States: 10,564.95 World: 2,055.49 1979 Puerto Rico: 4,024.51 United States: 11,674.18 World: 2,335.19 1980 Puerto Rico: 4,502.84 United States: 12,574.79 World: 2,587.01 1981 Puerto Rico: 4,920.72 United States: 13,976.11 World: 2,628.62 1982 Puerto Rico: 5,115.01 United States: 14,433.79 World: 2,554.08 1983 Puerto Rico: 5,217.72 United States: 15,543.89 World: 2,561.17 1984 Puerto Rico: 5,730.12 United States: 17,121.23 World: 2,614.33 1985 Puerto Rico: 6,008.05 United States: 18,236.83 World: 2,690.59 1986 Puerto Rico: 6,455.18 United States: 19,071.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Puerto Rico: 6,980.49 United States: 20,038.94 World: 3,487.88 1988 Puerto Rico: 7,595.44 United States: 21,417.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Puerto Rico: 8,033.09 United States: 22,857.15 World: 3,930.51 1990 Puerto Rico: 8,652.51 United States: 23,888.6 World: 4,338.94 1991 Puerto Rico: 9,064.02 United States: 24,342.26 World: 4,453.9 1992 Puerto Rico: 9,659.34 United States: 25,418.99 World: 4,679.98 1993 Puerto Rico: 10,212.28 United States: 26,387.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Puerto Rico: 10,876.42 United States: 27,694.85 World: 4,967.01 1995 Puerto Rico: 11,579.19 United States: 28,690.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Puerto Rico: 12,173.16 United States: 29,967.71 World: 5,507.22 1997 Puerto Rico: 12,817.65 United States: 31,459.13 World: 5,408.57 1998 Puerto Rico: 14,304.41 United States: 32,853.67 World: 5,302.34 1999 Puerto Rico: 15,220.99 United States: 34,515.38 World: 5,401.23 2000 Puerto Rico: 16,192.13 United States: 36,329.97 World: 5,512.56 2001 Puerto Rico: 18,123.2 United States: 37,133.62 World: 5,404.2 2002 Puerto Rico: 18,731.46 United States: 37,997.74 World: 5,539.32 2003 Puerto Rico: 19,557.12 United States: 39,490.3 World: 6,129.87 2004 Puerto Rico: 20,988.99 United States: 41,724.64 World: 6,818 2005 Puerto Rico: 21,959.32 United States: 44,123.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Puerto Rico: 22,935.94 United States: 46,301.99 World: 7,803.19 2007 Puerto Rico: 23,664.88 United States: 48,050.23 World: 8,685.33 2008 Puerto Rico: 24,898.33 United States: 48,570.06 World: 9,425.74 2009 Puerto Rico: 25,768.73 United States: 47,194.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Puerto Rico: 26,414.88 United States: 48,642.63 World: 9,555.07 2011 Puerto Rico: 27,170.08 United States: 50,024.88 World: 10,496.93 2012 Puerto Rico: 27,742.02 United States: 51,708.39 World: 10,597.85 2013 Puerto Rico: 28,212.05 United States: 53,297.39 World: 10,759.35 2014 Puerto Rico: 28,576.1 United States: 55,153.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 Puerto Rico: 29,242.04 United States: 56,849.47 World: 10,191.98 2016 Puerto Rico: 29,978.09 United States: 57,976.63 World: 10,239.47 2017 Puerto Rico: 30,328.48 United States: 60,047.72 World: 10,784.4 2018 Puerto Rico: 30,679.92 United States: 62,875.67 World: 11,344.73 2019 Puerto Rico: 31,830.53 United States: 65,227.96 World: 11,417.6 2020 Puerto Rico: 31,427.1 United States: 64,465.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Puerto Rico: 32,618.87 United States: 71,441.23 World: 12,472.91 2022 Puerto Rico: 35,353.56 United States: 78,008.69 World: 12,876.24 2023 Puerto Rico: 36,980.77 United States: 82,586.78 World: 13,313.86 2024 Puerto Rico: 39,353.22 United States: 86,169.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Puerto Rico: 40,620.15 United States: 90,026.52 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Puerto Rico United States World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Puerto Rico: 68.63 United States: 69.77 World: 50.94 1961 Puerto Rico: 68.53 United States: 70.27 World: 52.8 1962 Puerto Rico: 68.86 United States: 70.12 World: 55.29 1963 Puerto Rico: 68.73 United States: 69.92 World: 55.65 1964 Puerto Rico: 68.24 United States: 70.17 World: 56.1 1965 Puerto Rico: 69.29 United States: 70.21 World: 55.93 1966 Puerto Rico: 70.22 United States: 70.21 World: 56.45 1967 Puerto Rico: 70.7 United States: 70.56 World: 56.9 1968 Puerto Rico: 70.57 United States: 69.95 World: 57.34 1969 Puerto Rico: 70.51 United States: 70.51 World: 57.68 1970 Puerto Rico: 70.35 United States: 70.81 World: 57.94 1971 Puerto Rico: 71.08 United States: 71.11 World: 58.02 1972 Puerto Rico: 70.81 United States: 71.16 World: 58.84 1973 Puerto Rico: 70.95 United States: 71.36 World: 59.3 1974 Puerto Rico: 71.32 United States: 71.96 World: 59.7 1975 Puerto Rico: 71.96 United States: 72.6 World: 60.13 1976 Puerto Rico: 72.08 United States: 72.86 World: 60.45 1977 Puerto Rico: 72.4 United States: 73.26 World: 61.04 1978 Puerto Rico: 72.53 United States: 73.36 World: 61.39 1979 Puerto Rico: 72.72 United States: 73.8 World: 61.84 1980 Puerto Rico: 73.1 United States: 73.61 World: 62.15 1981 Puerto Rico: 72.98 United States: 74.01 World: 62.52 1982 Puerto Rico: 72.95 United States: 74.36 World: 62.87 1983 Puerto Rico: 73.38 United States: 74.46 World: 63.13 1984 Puerto Rico: 73.43 United States: 74.56 World: 63.44 1985 Puerto Rico: 72.63 United States: 74.56 World: 63.73 1986 Puerto Rico: 73.27 United States: 74.61 World: 64.12 1987 Puerto Rico: 73.4 United States: 74.77 World: 64.46 1988 Puerto Rico: 73.15 United States: 74.77 World: 64.67 1989 Puerto Rico: 72.48 United States: 75.02 World: 64.96 1990 Puerto Rico: 72.83 United States: 75.21 World: 65.11 1991 Puerto Rico: 73.88 United States: 75.37 World: 65.3 1992 Puerto Rico: 73.39 United States: 75.62 World: 65.55 1993 Puerto Rico: 73.31 United States: 75.42 World: 65.74 1994 Puerto Rico: 73.62 United States: 75.62 World: 65.96 1995 Puerto Rico: 73.57 United States: 75.62 World: 66.2 1996 Puerto Rico: 74 United States: 76.03 World: 66.52 1997 Puerto Rico: 74.67 United States: 76.43 World: 66.83 1998 Puerto Rico: 74.56 United States: 76.58 World: 67.07 1999 Puerto Rico: 75.28 United States: 76.58 World: 67.31 2000 Puerto Rico: 75.51 United States: 76.64 World: 67.65 2001 Puerto Rico: 75.97 United States: 76.84 World: 67.95 2002 Puerto Rico: 76.82 United States: 76.94 World: 68.23 2003 Puerto Rico: 76.94 United States: 77.04 World: 68.52 2004 Puerto Rico: 76.91 United States: 77.49 World: 68.77 2005 Puerto Rico: 76.7 United States: 77.49 World: 69.11 2006 Puerto Rico: 77.56 United States: 77.69 World: 69.47 2007 Puerto Rico: 77.66 United States: 77.99 World: 69.81 2008 Puerto Rico: 78.11 United States: 78.04 World: 70 2009 Puerto Rico: 78.38 United States: 78.39 World: 70.38 2010 Puerto Rico: 78.72 United States: 78.54 World: 70.68 2011 Puerto Rico: 78.77 United States: 78.64 World: 70.97 2012 Puerto Rico: 79.26 United States: 78.74 World: 71.26 2013 Puerto Rico: 80.32 United States: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Puerto Rico: 80.04 United States: 78.84 World: 71.78 2015 Puerto Rico: 80.68 United States: 78.69 World: 71.97 2016 Puerto Rico: 80.36 United States: 78.54 World: 72.19 2017 Puerto Rico: 79.07 United States: 78.54 World: 72.37 2018 Puerto Rico: 81.09 United States: 78.64 World: 72.64 2019 Puerto Rico: 81.44 United States: 78.79 World: 72.87 2020 Puerto Rico: 80.01 United States: 76.98 World: 72.18 2021 Puerto Rico: 79.77 United States: 76.33 World: 71.22 2022 Puerto Rico: 79.43 United States: 77.43 World: 72.97 2023 Puerto Rico: 81.69 United States: 78.39 World: 73.33 2024 Puerto Rico: 81.9 United States: 78.89 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Puerto Rico United States World

0 2 4 6 1960 Puerto Rico: 4.8 United States: 3.65 World: 4.69 1961 Puerto Rico: 4.51 United States: 3.62 World: 4.56 1962 Puerto Rico: 4.36 United States: 3.46 World: 5.02 1963 Puerto Rico: 4.53 United States: 3.32 World: 5.31 1964 Puerto Rico: 4.11 United States: 3.19 World: 5.13 1965 Puerto Rico: 4.04 United States: 2.91 World: 5.08 1966 Puerto Rico: 3.82 United States: 2.72 World: 4.97 1967 Puerto Rico: 3.57 United States: 2.56 World: 4.87 1968 Puerto Rico: 3.38 United States: 2.46 World: 4.98 1969 Puerto Rico: 3.32 United States: 2.46 World: 4.88 1970 Puerto Rico: 3.24 United States: 2.48 World: 4.84 1971 Puerto Rico: 3.29 United States: 2.27 World: 4.69 1972 Puerto Rico: 3.06 United States: 2.01 World: 4.55 1973 Puerto Rico: 2.93 United States: 1.88 World: 4.42 1974 Puerto Rico: 2.88 United States: 1.84 World: 4.26 1975 Puerto Rico: 2.77 United States: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Puerto Rico: 2.86 United States: 1.74 World: 3.97 1977 Puerto Rico: 2.92 United States: 1.79 World: 3.84 1978 Puerto Rico: 2.9 United States: 1.76 World: 3.77 1979 Puerto Rico: 2.85 United States: 1.81 World: 3.76 1980 Puerto Rico: 2.82 United States: 1.84 World: 3.73 1981 Puerto Rico: 2.71 United States: 1.81 World: 3.71 1982 Puerto Rico: 2.61 United States: 1.83 World: 3.72 1983 Puerto Rico: 2.46 United States: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Puerto Rico: 2.35 United States: 1.81 World: 3.57 1985 Puerto Rico: 2.35 United States: 1.84 World: 3.53 1986 Puerto Rico: 2.36 United States: 1.84 World: 3.51 1987 Puerto Rico: 2.33 United States: 1.87 World: 3.48 1988 Puerto Rico: 2.31 United States: 1.93 World: 3.39 1989 Puerto Rico: 2.39 United States: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Puerto Rico: 2.38 United States: 2.08 World: 3.31 1991 Puerto Rico: 2.3 United States: 2.06 World: 3.13 1992 Puerto Rico: 2.29 United States: 2.05 World: 3.04 1993 Puerto Rico: 2.31 United States: 2.02 World: 2.97 1994 Puerto Rico: 2.28 United States: 2 World: 2.92 1995 Puerto Rico: 2.25 United States: 1.98 World: 2.87 1996 Puerto Rico: 1.94 United States: 1.98 World: 2.82 1997 Puerto Rico: 1.9 United States: 1.97 World: 2.78 1998 Puerto Rico: 1.9 United States: 2 World: 2.75 1999 Puerto Rico: 2 United States: 2.01 World: 2.72 2000 Puerto Rico: 2.05 United States: 2.06 World: 2.73 2001 Puerto Rico: 1.93 United States: 2.03 World: 2.69 2002 Puerto Rico: 1.83 United States: 2.02 World: 2.66 2003 Puerto Rico: 1.76 United States: 2.05 World: 2.64 2004 Puerto Rico: 1.78 United States: 2.05 World: 2.63 2005 Puerto Rico: 1.77 United States: 2.06 World: 2.61 2006 Puerto Rico: 1.71 United States: 2.11 World: 2.61 2007 Puerto Rico: 1.65 United States: 2.12 World: 2.6 2008 Puerto Rico: 1.65 United States: 2.07 World: 2.6 2009 Puerto Rico: 1.65 United States: 2 World: 2.59 2010 Puerto Rico: 1.62 United States: 1.93 World: 2.57 2011 Puerto Rico: 1.6 United States: 1.89 World: 2.55 2012 Puerto Rico: 1.54 United States: 1.88 World: 2.56 2013 Puerto Rico: 1.47 United States: 1.86 World: 2.53 2014 Puerto Rico: 1.43 United States: 1.86 World: 2.52 2015 Puerto Rico: 1.34 United States: 1.84 World: 2.49 2016 Puerto Rico: 1.24 United States: 1.82 World: 2.49 2017 Puerto Rico: 1.1 United States: 1.77 World: 2.46 2018 Puerto Rico: 1.04 United States: 1.73 World: 2.39 2019 Puerto Rico: 0.98 United States: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Puerto Rico: 0.92 United States: 1.64 World: 2.28 2021 Puerto Rico: 0.91 United States: 1.66 World: 2.25 2022 Puerto Rico: 0.91 United States: 1.66 World: 2.22 2023 Puerto Rico: 0.92 United States: 1.62 World: 2.2 2024 Puerto Rico: 0.92 United States: 1.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Puerto Rico United States World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Puerto Rico: 16.18 United States: 6.8 World: 5.12 1992 Puerto Rico: 16.93 United States: 7.5 World: 5.28 1993 Puerto Rico: 16.91 United States: 6.9 World: 5.54 1994 Puerto Rico: 14.6 United States: 6.12 World: 5.79 1995 Puerto Rico: 13.93 United States: 5.65 World: 5.92 1996 Puerto Rico: 13.64 United States: 5.45 World: 5.98 1997 Puerto Rico: 13.8 United States: 5 World: 6.01 1998 Puerto Rico: 13.46 United States: 4.51 World: 6.16 1999 Puerto Rico: 11.81 United States: 4.22 World: 6.28 2000 Puerto Rico: 10.08 United States: 3.99 World: 6.11 2001 Puerto Rico: 11.4 United States: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Puerto Rico: 11.94 United States: 5.78 World: 6.41 2003 Puerto Rico: 11.78 United States: 5.99 World: 6.48 2004 Puerto Rico: 10.31 United States: 5.53 World: 6.33 2005 Puerto Rico: 11.35 United States: 5.08 World: 6.22 2006 Puerto Rico: 11.01 United States: 4.62 World: 5.97 2007 Puerto Rico: 10.93 United States: 4.62 World: 5.77 2008 Puerto Rico: 11.48 United States: 5.78 World: 5.82 2009 Puerto Rico: 15 United States: 9.25 World: 6.41 2010 Puerto Rico: 16.1 United States: 9.63 World: 6.28 2011 Puerto Rico: 15.7 United States: 8.95 World: 6.15 2012 Puerto Rico: 14.5 United States: 8.07 World: 6.15 2013 Puerto Rico: 14.3 United States: 7.38 World: 6.1 2014 Puerto Rico: 13.9 United States: 6.17 World: 5.96 2015 Puerto Rico: 12 United States: 5.28 World: 6 2016 Puerto Rico: 11.8 United States: 4.87 World: 5.97 2017 Puerto Rico: 10.8 United States: 4.36 World: 5.9 2018 Puerto Rico: 9.2 United States: 3.9 World: 5.76 2019 Puerto Rico: 8.3 United States: 3.67 World: 5.59 2020 Puerto Rico: 8.89 United States: 8.06 World: 6.59 2021 Puerto Rico: 7.9 United States: 5.35 World: 6.05 2022 Puerto Rico: 6 United States: 3.65 World: 5.23 2023 Puerto Rico: 5.73 United States: 3.64 World: 4.85 2024 Puerto Rico: 5.64 United States: 4.02 World: 4.81 2025 Puerto Rico: 5.99 United States: 4.2 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Puerto Rico United States World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 Puerto Rico: 10.83 United States: 22.41 World: 4.14 1971 Puerto Rico: 11.49 United States: 21.48 World: 4.04 1972 Puerto Rico: 13.8 United States: 22.44 World: 4.16 1973 Puerto Rico: 14.97 United States: 23.11 World: 4.32 1974 Puerto Rico: 13.91 United States: 22.11 World: 4.23 1975 Puerto Rico: 12.7 United States: 20.91 World: 4.14 1976 Puerto Rico: 13.7 United States: 22.09 World: 4.31 1977 Puerto Rico: 15.17 United States: 22.61 World: 4.36 1978 Puerto Rico: 15.16 United States: 22.33 World: 4.42 1979 Puerto Rico: 12.76 United States: 22.25 World: 4.46 1980 Puerto Rico: 10.35 United States: 21.04 World: 4.33 1981 Puerto Rico: 8.77 United States: 20.52 World: 4.18 1982 Puerto Rico: 6.59 United States: 19.27 World: 4.05 1983 Puerto Rico: 6.64 United States: 19.03 World: 4.01 1984 Puerto Rico: 5.9 United States: 19.74 World: 4.07 1985 Puerto Rico: 5.11 United States: 19.67 World: 4.05 1986 Puerto Rico: 6.28 United States: 19.34 World: 4.04 1987 Puerto Rico: 5.56 United States: 19.81 World: 4.1 1988 Puerto Rico: 6.43 United States: 20.54 World: 4.16 1989 Puerto Rico: 6.68 United States: 20.58 World: 4.16 1990 Puerto Rico: 5.38 United States: 19.96 World: 4.15 1991 Puerto Rico: 5.48 United States: 19.52 World: 4.1 1992 Puerto Rico: 5.65 United States: 19.56 World: 4.01 1993 Puerto Rico: 5.74 United States: 19.76 World: 3.97 1994 Puerto Rico: 5.87 United States: 19.83 World: 3.94 1995 Puerto Rico: 5.94 United States: 19.8 World: 3.99 1996 Puerto Rico: 5.95 United States: 20.14 World: 4.01 1997 Puerto Rico: 6.06 United States: 20.9 World: 4.02 1998 Puerto Rico: 6.13 United States: 20.83 World: 3.98 1999 Puerto Rico: 6.62 United States: 20.65 World: 3.95 2000 Puerto Rico: 6.61 United States: 21.01 World: 4.01 2001 Puerto Rico: 6.51 United States: 20.63 World: 4.01 2002 Puerto Rico: 5.27 United States: 19.91 World: 4.02 2003 Puerto Rico: 6.83 United States: 19.97 World: 4.15 2004 Puerto Rico: 6.84 United States: 20.08 World: 4.28 2005 Puerto Rico: 6.89 United States: 19.93 World: 4.39 2006 Puerto Rico: 4.46 United States: 19.4 World: 4.48 2007 Puerto Rico: 4.75 United States: 19.5 World: 4.59 2008 Puerto Rico: 4.09 United States: 18.71 World: 4.56 2009 Puerto Rico: 3.74 United States: 17.19 World: 4.45 2010 Puerto Rico: 3.61 United States: 17.85 World: 4.67 2011 Puerto Rico: 3.16 United States: 17.02 World: 4.76 2012 Puerto Rico: 3.1 United States: 16.19 World: 4.77 2013 Puerto Rico: 3.01 United States: 16.5 World: 4.81 2014 Puerto Rico: 3.21 United States: 16.42 World: 4.78 2015 Puerto Rico: 3.42 United States: 15.95 World: 4.7 2016 Puerto Rico: 3.26 United States: 15.5 World: 4.65 2017 Puerto Rico: 3.41 United States: 15.18 World: 4.67 2018 Puerto Rico: 4.17 United States: 15.58 World: 4.73 2019 Puerto Rico: 3.82 United States: 15.04 World: 4.7 2020 Puerto Rico: 3.8 United States: 13.47 World: 4.47 2021 Puerto Rico: 3.88 United States: 14.32 World: 4.68 2022 Puerto Rico: 4.32 United States: 14.42 World: 4.67 2023 Puerto Rico: 4.57 United States: 13.71 World: 4.68 2024 Puerto Rico: 4.82 United States: 13.62 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2022

Puerto Rico United States World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Puerto Rico: 23.4 United States: 67.97 World: 15.6 2006 Puerto Rico: 25.44 United States: 68.93 World: 17.2 2007 Puerto Rico: 27.86 United States: 75 World: 20.2 2008 Puerto Rico: 38 United States: 74 World: 22.8 2009 Puerto Rico: 41.5 United States: 71 World: 25.3 2010 Puerto Rico: 45.3 United States: 71.69 World: 28.4 2011 Puerto Rico: 48 United States: 69.73 World: 30.9 2012 Puerto Rico: 69 United States: 74.7 World: 33.3 2013 Puerto Rico: 69 United States: 71.4 World: 35.3 2014 Puerto Rico: 76.13 United States: 73 World: 37.4 2015 Puerto Rico: 63.47 United States: 74.55 World: 39.9 2016 Puerto Rico: 68.64 United States: 85.54 World: 43.6 2017 Puerto Rico: 68.74 United States: 87.27 World: 46.3 2018 Puerto Rico: 70.86 United States: 88.5 World: 49.4 2019 Puerto Rico: 77.74 United States: 89.43 World: 53.9 2021 Puerto Rico: 84.79 United States: 91.27 World: 63.8 2022 Puerto Rico: 87.29 United States: 92.73 World: 67 2005 2011 2014 2022

Population

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Population 3.2 mn 2025
134th of 215		 341.8 mn 2025
3rd of 215
Population density 361.2 /km² 2023
29th of 214		 36.8 /km² 2023
164th of 214
Population growth -0.55 % 2025
199th of 215		 0.52 % 2025
133rd of 215
Life expectancy 81.9 years 2024
37th of 215		 78.9 years 2024
59th of 215
Fertility rate 0.92 2024
212th of 215		 1.63 2024
132nd of 215
Birth rate 5.7 ‰ 2024
210th of 215		 10.6 ‰ 2024
145th of 215
Urban population 94.3 % 2025
20th of 215		 80.2 % 2025
56th of 215
Aged 65+ 25.3 % 2025
3rd of 215		 18.4 % 2025
44th of 215
Living in cities 28.2 % 2025
148th of 215		 35.0 % 2025
118th of 215
Living in towns 52.9 % 2025
33rd of 215		 39.5 % 2025
68th of 215
Living in rural areas 18.9 % 2025
144th of 215		 25.6 % 2025
102nd of 215
Infant mortality - 5.5 ‰ 2024
54th of 196

Economy

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
GDP 129.4 bn US$ 2025
64th of 186		 30.8 tn US$ 2025
1st of 186
GDP per capita 40,620 US$ 2025
29th of 186		 90,027 US$ 2025
7th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 52,196 int. $ 2025
42nd of 185		 90,027 int. $ 2025
10th of 185
GNI per capita 27,320 US$ 2025
39th of 182		 88,810 US$ 2025
5th of 182
GDP growth 0.3 % 2025
173rd of 186		 2.2 % 2025
128th of 186
Trade 90.5 % 2025
59th of 138		 25.0 % 2024
Exports 46.9 % 2025
43rd of 138		 11.0 % 2024
Manufacturing 44.0 % 2025
1st of 132		 10.5 % 2021
Agriculture 0.7 % 2025
149th of 158		 0.9 % 2021
Inflation - 2.9 % 2024
FDI inflows - 1.3 % 2025
142nd of 192
Tax revenue - 10.8 % 2024
78th of 89
Government debt - 115.8 % 2024
53rd of 56
Military spending - 3.4 % 2024
18th of 147

Labour

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Unemployment 6.0 % 2025
111th of 181		 4.2 % 2025
70th of 181
Youth unemployment 14.0 % 2025
102nd of 181		 9.3 % 2025
63rd of 181
Women in the labour force 36.9 % 2025
158th of 181		 56.3 % 2025
74th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.1 % 2025
169th of 181		 1.5 % 2025
164th of 181
Weekly hours worked 38.3 h 2025
94th of 181		 36.3 h 2025
121st of 181
Youth NEET rate 20.5 % 2025
106th of 181		 11.7 % 2025
48th of 181
Labour income share 59.0 % 2025
11th of 114		 55.8 % 2025
17th of 114
Output per hour 61.0 $ 2025
31st of 181		 81.8 $ 2025
12th of 181

Health

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Maternal mortality 11 /100k 2023
49th of 194		 17 /100k 2023
67th of 194
Safe drinking water 98.9 % 2024
30th of 147		 97.6 % 2024
38th of 147
Health spending - 16.7 % 2023
3rd of 192
Health spending per person - 13,473 US$ 2023
1st of 191
Physicians - 3.68 /1,000 2022
31st of 125
Under-5 mortality - 6.5 ‰ 2024
53rd of 196
Tobacco use - 15.8 % 2024
68th of 166

Education

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Literacy 92.4 % 2017 -
Secondary enrolment 81.5 % 2024
84th of 108		 97.5 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 77.9 % 2023
30th of 128		 79.4 % 2022
Education spending 4.3 % 2024
43rd of 121		 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling - 15.9 yrs 2023
47th of 195
Mean schooling - 13.9 yrs 2023
3rd of 193

Society

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Internet use 87.3 % 2022 94.7 % 2024
29th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 126.4 /100 2024
59th of 151		 113.2 /100 2024
93rd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
87th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
113th of 213
Income inequality - 41.8 2024
75th of 93
Extreme poverty - 1.1 % 2024
50th of 93
Women in parliament - 28.9 % 2025
82nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Refugees from the country 0 2024 3,667 2025
83rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2024 0.0 ‰ 2025
167th of 199
Refugees hosted - 457,647 2025
19th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 1.3 ‰ 2025
79th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 3.7 mn 2025
1st of 177

Governance

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Control of corruption 55.9 /100 2024
71st of 207		 69.9 /100 2024
38th of 207
Government effectiveness 46.4 /100 2024
125th of 205		 77.8 /100 2024
22nd of 205
Rule of law 66.4 /100 2024
68th of 207		 73.5 /100 2024
41st of 207
Regulatory quality 65.2 /100 2024
50th of 205		 76.2 /100 2024
20th of 205
Voice and accountability 63.5 /100 2024
76th of 205		 72.4 /100 2024
47th of 205
Political stability 73.4 /100 2024
79th of 207		 64.3 /100 2024
115th of 207

Environment

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
CO₂ per capita 4.82 t 2024
147th of 202		 13.62 t 2024
189th of 202
GHG per capita 5.50 t 2024
130th of 202		 17.39 t 2024
188th of 202
Renewable energy 2.5 % 2022
177th of 211		 10.9 % 2021
143rd of 211
Forest area 56.1 % 2023
37th of 212		 33.9 % 2023
96th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 7.8 µg/m³ 2023
31st of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
25th of 200
Water stress 19.5 % 2022
108th of 176		 28.2 % 2022
121st of 176
Land area 8,870 km² 2023
165th of 214		 9.1 mn km² 2023
3rd of 214
Fossil CO₂ emissions - 4,904.1 Mt 2024
2nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ - 12.71 % 2024
2nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ - 434.9 Gt 2024
1st of 204

Energy

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Renewable electricity 5.9 % 2025
157th of 190		 25.6 % 2025
109th of 190
Wind and solar 5.8 % 2025
97th of 190		 18.9 % 2025
43rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
141st of 180		 17.4 % 2025
18th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 5.9 % 2025
159th of 190		 43.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Fossil electricity 94.1 % 2025
159th of 190		 57.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Coal power 15.7 % 2025
148th of 188		 16.3 % 2025
143rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 656 g/kWh 2025
166th of 190		 384 g/kWh 2025
80th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.04 MWh 2025
41st of 191		 13.05 MWh 2025
12th of 191

Human development

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Human Development Index - 0.938 2023
19th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.832 2023
29th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.686 2023
74th of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.169 2023
46th of 172

Food

Indicator Puerto Rico United States
Calories per person - 3,947 kcal 2023
1st of 155
Protein supply - 122.4 g 2022
13th of 174
Animal protein supply - 82.9 g 2022
8th of 174
Fat supply - 181.1 g 2022
2nd of 174
Food insecurity - 10.7 % 2024
47th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 1.1 % 2024
13th of 124
Cereal import dependency - -20.3 % 2022
138th of 160

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.