Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 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
Russia 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.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.7% fewer children
In Russia, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% more on education
Russia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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