Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 20.1 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 74.7% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 18.1% of people as of 2024.
see 99.2% more spent on your healthcare
Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
have 46.7% more access to essential health services
Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Portugal scores 88 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nauru, approximately 273.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 64.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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 67.8% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 43.8% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 59.8 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Infrastructure
find 4.5 times more home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Portugal: At a glance
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