Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 74.6% less likely to die by suicide
Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, it is 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, that number is 42.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $40,620 as of 2025.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 22.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 9.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 47.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 32.1% fewer children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 17.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 4.7 times more strain on fresh water
Russia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Puerto Rico withdraws 20% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 65.5% less CO2
Russia emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Puerto Rico emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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