Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
be 39.4% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.2% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $30,500 as of 2017, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $50,400 as of 2017.
be 37.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Australia, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
pay a 20.4% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
have 53.1% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Australia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 19.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Australia, about 86.5% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 14.4 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.