Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 20.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 11.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
pay a 76.6% higher top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
How big is Portugal compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.