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

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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