Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Guatemala, you would:

Health

live 8.6 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.8 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 71.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

pay a 8.1 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 91.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.9% more likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Portugal, it is 96.1% as of 2018.

be 90.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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.

have 63.7% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 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 56.0% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 42.4% more on education

Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 53.2% more on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.5 times more coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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