World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Puerto Rico fits inside the median country 13 times.
Puerto Rico: 8,870 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Puerto Rico’s coastline is 14% longer than the median country’s.
Puerto Rico: 501 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 997 m above Puerto Rico’s.
Puerto Rico: 1,338 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 2.3 times as many people as Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico: 3.18 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Puerto Rico is 3.7 times as densely populated as the median country.
Puerto Rico: 359 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Puerto Rico are 6.0 cm taller than in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 179.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Puerto Rico are 2.5 cm taller than in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 163.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Puerto Rico is 14 years older than in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 45.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 1.0 more children on average than in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico: 0.92 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Puerto Rico are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 25.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Puerto Rico and the median country are practically level.
Puerto Rico: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Puerto Rico has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Puerto Rico: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Puerto Rico’s economy is 2.8 times the size of the median country’s.
Puerto Rico: $129 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Puerto Rico produces 2.5 times as much per person as the median country.
Puerto Rico: Int$52,196 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Puerto Rico, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Puerto Rico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× the median country’s.
Puerto Rico: 78% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Puerto Rico live 7.3 years longer than in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 81.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Puerto Rico are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 41.9% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Puerto Rico rate their lives 1.21 points higher than in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 7.04 (2015) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Puerto Rico drink 35% more alcohol than in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 5.9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Puerto Rico welcomed 5 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Puerto Rico: 1.73 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
87% of people in Puerto Rico are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 87% (2022) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Puerto Rico and the median country are practically level.
Puerto Rico: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
94% of people in Puerto Rico live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 94% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Puerto Rico has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Puerto Rico: 126 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Puerto Rico, but only 31% of the median country.
Puerto Rico: 56.1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Puerto Rico: no data · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 6.4% in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico: 6.4% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico: 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.7 times as likely to be murdered in Puerto Rico as in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 15.1 per 100k (2024) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Puerto Rico are 2% deadlier than in the median country.
Puerto Rico: 12.5 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Puerto Rico is on average 2.6 °C warmer than the median country.
Puerto Rico: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Puerto Rico gets 15% more rain than the median country.
Puerto Rico: 1,168 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Puerto Rico bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Puerto Rico fits inside the median country 13 times.
Which has more people, Puerto Rico or the median country?
The median country has 2.3 times as many people as Puerto Rico (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Puerto Rico or the median country?
People in Puerto Rico live 7.3 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 81.9 years in Puerto Rico and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Puerto Rico or the median country?
Men in Puerto Rico are 6.0 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).