Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 18.7% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
see 22.2% more spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 54.1% more doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
make 46.8% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 57.5% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 44.2% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 6.6 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 55.8% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. 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 Israel, 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 55.0% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 90.7% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 26.3% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 33.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 42.5% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 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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