Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Economy
be 29.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.
pay a 51.5% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.8% 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 Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Slovenia, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 90.7% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Slovenia: At a glance
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