Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 51.3% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
make 55.4% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2023.
be 22.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
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