Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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
be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 14.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
make 17.4% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
pay a 15.8% higher top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 16.5% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 76.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
How big is Portugal compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.