Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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 32.7% less likely to be obese
In Macedonia, 26.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Macedonia spends $1,808 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 98.7% more doctors per person
Macedonia has 29.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
have 18.9% more access to essential health services
Macedonia scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
be 99.3% more likely to die by suicide
Macedonia has a suicide rate of 5.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 49.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 12.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 25.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Macedonia, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 3.1 times more money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $10,490 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Macedonia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 10.2% fewer children
In Macedonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% more on healthcare
Macedonia spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 52.9% less likely to be murdered
Macedonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 26.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Macedonia, road accidents kill 5.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.4% more home broadband
Macedonia has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 76.6% less strain on fresh water
Macedonia withdraws 53% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 59.4% more electricity
Macedonia uses 3,320 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 83.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Macedonia, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 17.0% less CO2
Macedonia emits 4.0 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). How we calculate this
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