Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.2 years less

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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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Life

be 56.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 35.3% fewer children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 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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Geography

see 149.4 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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Infrastructure

find 25.8% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 79.4% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Portugal is 37.7% cheaper than Gibraltar overall
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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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