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Photos of Puerto Rico

A view of some of the imposing walls at Fort San Cristobal. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 170

People and Society

Languages

Spanish audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 13

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 233

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 217

Death rate

comparison ranking: 33

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 221

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 109

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 170

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 220

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 139

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 63

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 179

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 55

Labor force

comparison ranking: 144

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 119

Public debt

comparison ranking: 101

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 187

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 82

Exports

comparison ranking: 61

Imports

comparison ranking: 67

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 127

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 134

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 104

Military and Security