Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 76.1% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.6 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 33.5% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
see 70.3% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.
have 67.9% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.
have 27.3% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Albania scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 77.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.
be 20.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Albania, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2022.
make 59.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
have 28.2% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Albania, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.2% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.8% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 93.1% more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 50.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 61.1% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.
find 45.0% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.
use 45.4% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 46.1% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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