Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ukraine, that number is 8.9% as of 2019.
pay a 45.5% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 62.9% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 22.0% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 21.4% more 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 Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.2% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.