Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 34.1% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
see 42.7% more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 14.3% more access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
have 11.0% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 12.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 19.1% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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.
have 19.7% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 34.6% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 22.1% more on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 86.9% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 14.3% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
live with 39.4% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 13.0% more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 56.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 34.3% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
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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