Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 3.4 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 43.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 65.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 54.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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 65.1% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 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 16.4% more likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 19.3 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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