Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 25.3% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
have 62.1% more doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
be 20.9% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 23.4% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
Economy
be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 34.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 42.9% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 43.4% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 26.5% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 71.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 24.0% more home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 73.3% more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 64.3% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 40.1% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 42.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
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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