Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 20.3% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
make 15.9% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 48.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
pay a 13.0% higher top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 53.5% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 26.7% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.6 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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