Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of France, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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
pay a 34.3% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 20.5% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 33.0% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.7% more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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 32.5% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 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 13.0% more on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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