Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy 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 Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 22.6% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.
be 27.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.
pay a 47.9% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
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 Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.7% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.2 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Italian Revenue Agency.
Italy: At a glance
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