Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Belgium, you would:
Economy
make 33.2% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 22.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 16.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
Life
be 21.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, 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.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.0% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.6% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 11.2% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 27.0 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 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 Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.