Caribbean · territory of United States
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Capital
- San Juan
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Currency
- United States dollar
- People
- 3.18 million (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
Greetings from
Puerto Rico
- 3rd highest aged 65 and over 25.3% · #3 of 210 · 2025
- 10th highest life satisfaction 7.04 · #10 of 163 · 2015
- 14th highest adult obesity 41.9% · #14 of 195 · 2024
Surprising facts about Puerto Rico
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Puerto Rico’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Puerto Rico among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Puerto Rico sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Puerto Rico across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 382 km
vs Dominican Republic 398 km
vs Antigua and Barbuda 476 km
vs Dominica 613 km
vs Haiti 655 km
Puerto Rico has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Puerto Rico.