Compare Puerto Rico & its neighbours
(Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands)
| Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic | Venezuela | Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands |
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| Country Code | | PR | DO | VE | VG | VG |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 9,104 | 48,670 | 912,050 | 1,910 | 151 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 501 | 1,288 | 2,800 | 188 | 80 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 1,338
(Cerro de Punta) | 3,098
(Pico Duarte) | 4,978
(Pico Bolivar) | 474
(Crown Mountain) | 521
(Mount Sage) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 261 | 424 | 450 | | |
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| Population | | 3,294,626 | 10,298,756 | 31,689,176 | 106,977 | 35,802 |
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| Median Age | | 42.20 | 27.30 | 28.70 | 41.30 | 36.70 |
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| Growth Rate | | -1.70 % | 0.99 % | 1.21 % | -0.30 % | 2.20 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 8.00 | 18.90 | 18.50 | 12.50 | 11.10 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 8.90 | 6.40 | 5.30 | 8.10 | 5.20 |
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| Urban Population | | 93.60 % | 81.10 % | 88.20 % | 95.70 % | 47.70 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | | 21.30 | | | |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 14.00 | 92.00 | 95.00 | | |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 6.30 | 22.70 | 11.90 | 7.70 | 11.70 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | | 4.40 % | 5.30 % | | |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | | 1.56 | | | |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | | 1.60 | 0.80 | | |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | | 27.60 % | 25.60 % | | |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 6.10 % | | 6.90 % | | 6.30 % |
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| School life
(years) | | 16 | 14 | 14 | | 14 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 26.60 % | 13.50 % | 14.60 % | | |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 130.000 billion | 173.000 billion | 381.600 billion | 3.872 billion | 500,000,000 |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | -2.40 % | 4.60 % | -14.00 % | 0.90 % | 2.00 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 39,400 | 17,000 | 12,500 | 37,000 | 34,200 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | | 21.60 % | 12.10 % | | |
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