Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
have 44.3% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
be 7.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
be 36.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
Life
be 53.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 25.4% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 10.7% more on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 16.1% more likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 21.4% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
Environment
be 65.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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