Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Austria, you would:
Economy
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 35.6% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 46.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 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 Austria, 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 16.7% fewer children
In Austria, 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.3% more on education
Austria spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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