Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Economy
make 61.2% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $69,300 as of 2023.
be 40.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Netherlands, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
pay a 57.6% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 43.7% 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 35.9% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.4% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Netherlands, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.2% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Netherlands spends 5.3% 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.