Quality of life comparison

live 4.7 years longer

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

make 2.8 times more money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 79.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 61.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 74.3% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 15.0% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 17.9% more likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 59.0% less on education

Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 61.5% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.