Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 33.8% more money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.

be 21.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.

pay a 52.1% higher top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

be 76.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.8% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 39.7% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.7% more likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 52.8% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.7 times more coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.

France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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