Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 90.4% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 65.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 90.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.8% 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 55.0% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 24.4% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Norway, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 50.2 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.