Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 31.9% less money

Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 41.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

Life

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 17.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 22.3% fewer children

In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 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 Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.4% less on education

Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 43.4% more coastline

Finland has a total of 1,250 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

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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