Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Italy, 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
pay a 32.4% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 14.4% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 13.2% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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