Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 65.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, 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 76.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.1% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.