Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 24.0% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 78.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
pay a 69.5% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 76.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 68.5% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 11.7% fewer children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 59.4 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.