Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 40.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
have 43.2% more doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
be 11.9% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 35.9% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
Economy
be 50.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 22.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 50.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 12.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 26.2% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.1% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 15.3% less likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 60.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 24.0% more home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 46.0% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 76.5% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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