Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Finland, you would:
Economy
be 16.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 36.0% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 25.2% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 23.5% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.2 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 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 59.9% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.