Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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
make 70.8% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 22.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
pay a 29.6% higher top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.2% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 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 21.2% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 75.9% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
How big is Portugal compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.