Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Portugal, you would:
Economy
make 58.1% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $50,900 as of 2020.
be 24.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Germany, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 14.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Germany, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
pay a 15.9% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.1% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Germany, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 27.6% 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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Germany, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.2% more on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Germany, that number is 11.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.2% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Germany: At a glance
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