Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 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).
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.