Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 27.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 62.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 36.1% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.1% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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