Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.2% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 16.5% more children
In Japan, 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 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.2% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 46.9% more on education
Japan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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 Japan? See an in-depth size comparison.