Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia 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 Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
pay a 60.6% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 19.8% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,500 as of 2022.
Life
be 58.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Russia, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 75.2 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Russia: At a glance
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