Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Brazil instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 5.8 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.

make 56.7% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2023.

be 33.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

have 69.2% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 66.7% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 15.0 times more coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.

Brazil: At a glance

Brazil is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 8,358,140 sq km. Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889. Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil underwent more than a half century of populist and military government until 1985, when the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader, one of the first in the area to begin an economic recovery. High income inequality and crime remain pressing problems, as well as recent years' slow down in economic growth.
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