Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 20.6% less likely to die by suicide
Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 40.3% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
Economy
be 10.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 10.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 49.0% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 13.8% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 13.4% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 18.2% less likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 56.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 50.1% more home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 41.9% more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 33.0% less electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 41.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 47.5% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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Portugal: At a glance
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