Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 3.4 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.4% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2021.
be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 67.1% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 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 58.6% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% less on education
Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 8.6 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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