Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Denmark, you would:
Economy
make 42.4% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 37.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
Life
be 17.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.8% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.7% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 75.5% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Portugal: At a glance
How big is Portugal compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.