Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 58.4% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.6 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 45.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 79.2% more on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 28.0 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 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

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
Read more

How big is Portugal compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Portugal.or Niue It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.