Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 82.5% more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 31.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, 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.
have 29.7% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 70.7% more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 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, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Montenegro? See an in-depth size comparison.