Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 14.6% less money

Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 17.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

pay a 61.4% higher top tax rate

Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 70.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

have 23.4% fewer children

In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 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 14.3% less likely to have internet access

In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 19.0% less on education

Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 35.7% more on healthcare

Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

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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