Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Slovenia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Economy

be 29.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.

pay a 51.5% higher top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.

be 74.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.5% more likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Slovenia, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 19.7% less on education

Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 90.7% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.

Slovenia: At a glance

Slovenia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 20,151 sq km. The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2007.
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