Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Netherlands, you would:
Economy
pay a 36.5% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 42.1% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $59,200 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 70.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, 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 77.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 26.4% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 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 15.5% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 11.1% more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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