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Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Quick facts
- Capital
- San Juan
- Population
- 3.4 m
- Area
- 8,870 km²
- Region
- Caribbean
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym
- Puerto Rican
- UN member
- No
How Puerto Rico compares
Economy size$126 B
59th of 178 worldwide · 1st of 7 in Caribbean
Income per person$39,344
29th of 178 worldwide · 2nd of 7 in Caribbean
Life expectancy81.9 yrs
30th of 179 worldwide · 1st of 7 in Caribbean
Internet access87.3%
69th of 179 worldwide · 4th of 7 in Caribbean
Highlights
GDP
$126 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$39,344
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
81.9 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.4%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
332
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
0.0%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
Borikén of the Taíno, four centuries a Spanish stronghold of the Indies, now a self-governing Commonwealth of the United States poised between the questions of statehood, independence, and the status quo.
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