NYC population: 8.6 million Puerto Rico population: 3.3 million NYC per capita GDP: 64000 Puero rico per capita GDP: 31000 Not to mention the brain drain fr

NYC population: 8.6 million Puerto Rico population: 3.3 million NYC per capita GDP: 64000 Puero rico per capita GDP: 31000 Not to mention the brain drain from Puerto Rico, or there special status as an unicorporated territory (and resulting lack of political power)