Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Latvia, you would:

Health

live 5.6 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.9% less likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 24.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 57.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 48.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.

Basic Needs

be 13.1% less likely to have internet access

In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 11.9% more on education

Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 43.9% more on healthcare

Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.6 times more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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