Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 2.4 times more money
Azerbaijan has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Azerbaijan, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 32.0% higher top tax rate
Azerbaijan has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Azerbaijan, approximately 26.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Azerbaijan, approximately 23.5 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 42.1% fewer children
In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 13.6 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 2.3 times more on education
Azerbaijan spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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, Ministry of Taxes.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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