Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 63.7% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 18.0% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 19.7% fewer children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 9.5 times more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.8% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.
live with 49.7% more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 37.9% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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