Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in New Jersey instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

be 29.2% less likely to be obese

In Puerto Rico, 42.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Jersey, that number is 30.0% of people as of 2022.

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Economy

be 24.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.

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make 74.3% more money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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