Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Finland, you would:
Economy
pay a 36.0% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 29.4% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 62.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 24.5% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 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 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 59.9% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.