Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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
make 2.5 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 18.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.4% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 65.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
have 60.0% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 79.6% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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