Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 50.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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