Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 43.7% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $19,300 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominican Republic, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 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 Dominican Republic, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.5 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 Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Dominican Republic spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
How big is Dominican Republic compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.