Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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
make 26.0% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
pay a 30.1% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 33.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 30.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 91.4% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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