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Puerto Rico (US) · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Puerto Rico (US)

Latin America & Caribbean Capital San Juan High income Nation age 128 years (since 1898) i PRI · PR
NationsTree Index 2025 i55.966th of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.9 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i3.2 m134th of 217 Area i8,870 km²166th of 216 GDP i$129.37 bn65th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$166.23 bn intl.87th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$52,196 intl.48th of 199 Life expectancy i81.9 years38th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i61
Strength · trunk i54
Quality of life · crown i62
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i54
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i39
CSV

In short

Puerto Rico (US) is 66th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 55.9 out of 100; its tree is 7.9 m tall.

It has 3.2 million people and an economy of $166.23 bn at purchasing power parity, 87th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), General government gross debt (16th of 189) and Air pollution (PM2.5) (31st of 200).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (191st of 210), Homicide rate (125th of 145) and Renewable energy (177th of 212).

Over five years it climbed from 73rd to 66th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 8,870 166th/216
Land area ikm² 8,870 165th/216
Population ipeople 3.2 m 134th/217
Population growth i% -0.55% 201st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 361.1 32nd/216
Urban population i% 94.3% 21st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 11.2% 214th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 25.3% 3rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $129.37 bn 65th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $166.23 bn 87th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $142.05 bn 87th/199
GDP per person iUSD $40,620 41st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $52,196 48th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $27,320 52nd/201
GDP growth i% 0.3% 191st/210
Unemployment i% 6.0% 111th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 17.6% 16th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.4% 46th/192

Main industries

60
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.7% 177th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 47.0% 8th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 44.0% 1st/192
Services i% of GDP 51.9% 137th/200

Trade

61
Exports of goods & services iUSD $60.65 bn 61st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $56.37 bn 65th/182
Exports i% of GDP 46.9% 59th/183
Imports i% of GDP 43.6% 93rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 90.5% 81st/183

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 6.6% 125th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,205 100th/183

Tourism

64
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 3.9 m 46th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.92 bn 41st/175
Outbound trips idepartures 792,000 65th/107

Society & health

71
Life expectancy iyears 81.9 38th/217
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.751995
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.31996
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 88.8% 52nd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 81.5% 126th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 39.8% 4th/217
Adult literacy i% 92.4%2017
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 77.9% 31st/150

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 98.9% 31st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 32.5% 107th/144
Internet users i% of population 87.3% 74th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 126 71st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 28.0 66th/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.82 147th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 2.5% 177th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 7.8 31st/200
Forest area i% of land area 49.7% 59th/214

Institutions & safety

53
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 43.7 139th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 59.0 64th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 68.0 68th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 72.0 87th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 60.3 73rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 64.9 79th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 14.6 125th/145

Science & innovation

52
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.43%2015
Scientific articles iarticles 605 95th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Puerto Rico (US) — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/puerto-rico-us. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Puerto Rico (US) — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/puerto-rico-us. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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