Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.8 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mississippi, that number is 3.1% as of 2025.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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