Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 41.3% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
see 52.6% more spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 49.7% more doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
have 10.0% more access to essential health services
Croatia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
be 26.5% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 18.4% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
be 23.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 34.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 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 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 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 11.2% more on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 43.2% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 69.3% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 11.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 52.8% more home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
use 18.1% more electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
live with 8.2 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 67.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 31.3% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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