Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Denmark, you would:
Economy
pay a 40.9% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 40.3% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $72,000 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 16.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 98.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, 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 31.0% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.3 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 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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