press rank #63 · ~$1,532/mo

Can you live unwatched in Puerto Rico?

Ranked #63 for press freedom; civil liberties broadly intact. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance4/5
Facial recognition4/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law3/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy4/5
Free expression4/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay4/5
Off-grid living4/5
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #63 ~$1,532/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: required to enrol at school10 in total

There is no federal mandate. All fifty states require vaccination to attend school, the list runs to about ten diseases, and the detail is set state by state. The same law applies here.

If you skip them: No place in a public school, and in most states none in a licensed childcare centre.

Exemptions: Medical everywhere. Religious or personal belief exemptions in 45 states and DC. Only California, Connecticut, Maine, New York and West Virginia accept medical reasons alone.

Source: Immunize.org state requirements 2026, plus Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

No extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

11 real places in Puerto Rico

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Ponce

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Cabo Rojo

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Isabela (PR)

~$1,650/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Fajardo (PR)

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Luquillo (PR)

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Rincón (PR)

~$1,500/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Vieques (Esperanza)

~$1,550/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Vieques

~$1,650/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Boquerón (PR)

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Culebra (Dewey)

~$1,550/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

Culebra

~$1,700/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 4/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.