Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 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
be 79.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% less likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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