Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 18.4 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 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 12.4 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
pay a 34.0% lower top tax rate
Zimbabwe has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 76.2% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 30.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 77% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% more on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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