Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Italy, you would:

Health

be 22.5% less likely to die by suicide

Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 2.0 years less

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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.

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be 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.

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Life

be 83.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, 11.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.

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Geography

see 93.4% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.

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Safety

be 25.6 times more likely to be murdered

Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 34.4% less strain on fresh water

Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.

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find 11.9% less home broadband

Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Puerto Rico has 28.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Moving from Italy to Puerto Rico · UN DESA 2020
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Puerto Rico: At a glance

Puerto Rico is a territory in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 8,959 sq km. Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood.
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