Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 34.1% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.4 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 66.8% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 58.0% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
have 59.7% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Brazil has 23.6 as of 2023.
Economy
make 66.6% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
have 53.5% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more 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 Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.6 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% more on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Brazil spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 26.8 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.8% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 46.8% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
use 42.0% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 30.1% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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