Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 54.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.
pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 11.2% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.2% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 7.6 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Estonia: At a glance
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