Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Netherlands, you would:
Economy
pay a 36.5% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 38.4% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 28.4% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 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 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% more on education
Netherlands 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 11.1% more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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