Puerto Rico

Destination Info

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Puerto Rico

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Tsunami: 77 %
  • Earthquake: 64 %
  • Sea Level Rise: 65 %
  • Tropical Cyclone: 90 %
  • Average: 41 %

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 19.0 - 25.9 °C 18.5 - 26.5 °C 19.3 - 27.3 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 11 100 100
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1070.4 mm 1100.0 mm 1099.5 mm
Annual amount of rain 14941.1 mm 12879.9 mm 12859.4 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 202 175 174

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: About average
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: About average
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: Above average
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Below average

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Below average
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: About average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Top 20%
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Below average
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: About average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: Above average

    Environment Indicator Details

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Top 10%
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 20%

      Health Indicator Details

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Below average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Above average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Above average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: Above average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: About average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Above average

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Below average
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Below average
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Top 20%

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)