Country profile
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico ranks #134 of 215 for population, #40 of 209 for gdp per capita, #38 of 216 for life expectancy, across 17 open-data indicators.
People
Population
3,203,295
people · 2024
Rank #134 of 215
Life expectancy
81.9
years · 2024
Rank #38 of 216
Secondary school enrollment
75.9%
% net enrollment · 2016
Rank #116 of 232
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
3,882,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #46 of 203
GDP per capita
$39,344
current US$ · 2024
Rank #40 of 209
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
119
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #178 of 210
Forest area
56.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #40 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
7.19
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #237 of 248
Protected areas
2.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #215 of 261
Fertilizer use
27.8
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #128 of 194
Cereal yield
3.75
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #74 of 182
Digital
Internet users
87.3%
% of population · 2022
Rank #79 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
28
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #79 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
126
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #80 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #90 of 215
Renewable electricity output
4.58%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #218 of 257
Energy use per person
25,288
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #73 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Puerto Rico; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield