Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 54.6% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 42.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
be 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
have 38.1% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 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 29.8% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 24.1% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Dirección General Impositiva.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.