Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
have 64.5% more doctors per person
Cyprus has 35.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 18.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 23.2% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 34.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, 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.
have 24.9% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.1% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 12.2% less likely to be murdered
Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 84.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.4% more home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 59.6% less strain on fresh water
Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 37.8% more electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 37.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 38.5% less CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 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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Portugal: At a glance
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