Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 21.1% more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 22.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 68.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
have 54.7% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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