Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 34.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 11.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 75.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 59.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 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 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 49.3% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.5% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.