Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years less

In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 49.4% less money

Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 76.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

be 35.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate

Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

have 33.6% fewer children

In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 19.6% less likely to have internet access

In Norway, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 38.2% less on education

Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 92.9% less coastline

Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

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.
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