Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Romania, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 51.5% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Romania, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.1% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.