If you lived in Portugal instead of Bhutan, you would:

Health

live 9.2 years longer

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.0 times more money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

Life

be 95.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 44.3% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Portugal, it is 96.1% as of 2018.

be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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.

have 49.2% fewer children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 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 44.4% more likely to have internet access

In Bhutan, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 31.9% less on education

Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Bhutan spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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