Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 67.4% more money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 13.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

pay a 69.1% higher top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

Life

be 85.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 49.7% less 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 44.9% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 27.4% more likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 77.8% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 14.6 times more coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Danish Central Tax Administration.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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