# Puerto Rico — national dossier

Puerto Rico — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography and resources in one sourced dossier: 35 indicators, each with its…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/PRI
Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year)

## Overview

- Official name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Capital: San Juan
- Region: Caribbean, North America
- Population: 3.4 m
- Area: 8,870 km²
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Currency: United States dollar (USD)

A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation.

## Economy

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $129 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita | $40,620 | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP growth | 0.3% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Trade openness | 90.5% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |

## Society

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3.2 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Life expectancy | 81.9 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Urban population | 94.3% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Fertility rate | 0.9 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Literacy rate | 92.4% | 2017 | World Development Indicators |

## Governance

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice & accountability | 63.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Political stability | 73.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Government effectiveness | 46.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Regulatory quality | 65.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Rule of law | 66.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Control of corruption | 55.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |

## Health

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe drinking water | 98.9% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) |

## Education

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 92.4% | 2017 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Education spending | 4.3% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Primary enrolment | 87.9% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Secondary enrolment | 81.5% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Tertiary enrolment | 77.9% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |

## Technology

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D spending | 0.4% | 2015 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Researchers (per million) | 332 | 2015 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Internet users | 87.3% | 2022 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |
| Mobile subscriptions | 126 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |

## Geography

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land area | 8,870 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest area | 56.1% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural land | 19.0% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| CO₂ per capita (t) | 4.8 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Renewable energy | 2.5% | 2022 | World Development Indicators |

## Resources

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/<metric>.md).

Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:PRI:<metric>:<year>) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/PRI.claims.json

History: "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." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/PRI/chronicle.md (6 eras, 19 events).

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org
- Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators
- Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho
- R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org
- ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics

Citation template: Terralore, "Puerto Rico — national dossier", terralore.co/country/PRI, retrieved <YYYY-MM-DD>.