Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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
be 21.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 32.4% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 18.4% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, 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 91.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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