Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 18.9% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
see 4.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Moldova spends $1,181 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 45.7% more doctors per person
Moldova has 40.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
have 23.9% more access to essential health services
Moldova scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
be 18.5% less likely to die by suicide
Moldova has a suicide rate of 14.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 51.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 33.6% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
make 3.7 times more money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $8,622 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 21.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 82.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 15.1 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 Moldova, 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% more likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Portugal, about 88.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Moldova spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 51.9% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 71.7% less likely to be murdered
Moldova has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 20.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Moldova, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 52.7% more home broadband
Moldova has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
use 2.2 times more electricity
Moldova uses 2,412 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 82.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Moldova, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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