Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Economy
make 18.3% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2020.
be 60.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
pay a 45.5% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.2% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Greece spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 27.3 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.