Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 35.3% less likely to be obese

In Puerto Rico, 42.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 13.7% less likely to die by suicide

Puerto Rico has a suicide rate of 5.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 42.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.

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make 33.7% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.

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Life

be 54.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 47.0% 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, 3.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 15.8% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 20.8% less on education

Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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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.

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Safety

be 94.2% less likely to be murdered

Puerto Rico has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 41.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Puerto Rico, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 59.6% more home broadband

Puerto Rico has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Compare further: Puerto Rico vs. Greece

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Greece is 24.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Puerto Rico is about 14 times smaller than Greece.
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Moving from Puerto Rico to Greece · UN DESA 2005
10 people born in Puerto Rico live in Greece.
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Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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