Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 33.3% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.0% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 98.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
pay a 2.0 times higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 72.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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.
have 44.3% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 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 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.6% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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