Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Ireland, you would:
Economy
pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 62.8% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 37.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% 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 Ireland, 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 74.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 29.7% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 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 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.1% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 65.4% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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