Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 84.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
pay a 45.5% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 61.2% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $13,300 as of 2022.
Life
be 64.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Moldova, 12.0 women do as of 2020.
be 92.1% 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 Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 77.8% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Moldova spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, State tax Service.
Moldova: At a glance
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