Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 21.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 42.2% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 33.0% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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.
have 27.1% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 84.4% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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, Skatteverket.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.