Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Italy, you would:
Health
have 39.6% more doctors per person
Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
live 1.6 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 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.
be 29.2% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
be 64.8% more likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 18.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 25.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
have 25.4% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% more on education
Italy spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 21.3% more on healthcare
Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 26.3% more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 44.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.4% more home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 58.6% less strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 33.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Italy, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 34.6% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 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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