Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 16.5% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.9% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 62.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
pay a 17.7% higher top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 21.8% more on healthcare
Greece spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.9% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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