Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 41.0% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 17.5% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 13.0% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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, National Tax Agency Japan.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Japan? See an in-depth size comparison.