Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 83.5% more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 23.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 11.8% fewer children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% more on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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