Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Netherlands, you would:
Economy
make 40.6% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 92.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 26.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
Life
be 26.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 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 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 4.0 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Portugal: At a glance
How big is Portugal compared to Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.