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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Puerto Rico (US)

Against high income countries, Puerto Rico (US) ranks 30th of 72 on education and 44th of 49 on wellbeing. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Puerto Rico (US) with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Puerto Rico (US) reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Education score 2016+0.9632 of 19930 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.0860 of 11044 of 49high +0.80
Infrastructure score 2024+1.1483 of 21066 of 80proxy +0.90
Environment score 2024-0.73190 of 21370 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.6942 of 19540 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Puerto Rico (US), grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Homicide rate15.1per 100,000 population2024higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance53.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important64.9%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer85.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions68.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated10.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.8%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.108%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households16.3%% of households2010no agreed direction
One-person households23.1%% of households2010no agreed direction
Women in a union40.9%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)3.7marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.94divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age45.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.8years2023no agreed direction
Population3,184,835people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.554%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization94.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+25.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1411.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate0.92births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate5.7per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration5,495people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population6.9%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

GDP per capita (PPP)$44,603international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$27,956international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$31,250US$2025higher is better
GDP growth0.318%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness90.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government consumption7.7%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture1.14%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Education spending4.27%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment87.9%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment81.5%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment77.9%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy92.4%% of adults2017higher is better
Compulsory schooling13years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary13.3%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio13.5pupils per teacher2016higher is worse
Researchers332per million people2015higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita4.82t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area56.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land19%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land6.6%% of land area2025higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index63index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2014higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2015higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2015higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share18.8%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating0per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Control of corruption0.398index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.546index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.255index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.653index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.378index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.438index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy81.9years2024higher is better
Suicide rate5.42per 100,0002021higher is worse
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation100%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility13.3births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality11per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence0.55per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality10.1%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Adult obesity42.4%% of adults2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users87.3%% of population2022higher is better
Mobile subscriptions126per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Fixed broadband28per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment5.99%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation36.9%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation49.6%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study19.5%% of 15 to 24 year olds2020higher is worse
Vulnerable employment10.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust17.7%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness90.5%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction7.04score (0-10)2015higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Puerto Rico (US)

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