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

Health

live 7.7 years longer

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 49.4% less likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.

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have 29.4% more access to essential health services

Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.

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be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide

Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 49.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.

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make 3.3 times more money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.

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be 74.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

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Life

be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 64.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 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.

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have 30.0% fewer children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 14.3% more on education

Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 49.3% more on healthcare

Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 5.8 times more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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Safety

be 64.5% less likely to be murdered

Georgia has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 43.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 48.7% more home broadband

Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.

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use 56.5% more electricity

Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 2.9 times more strain on fresh water

Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 85.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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