Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 71.1% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $30,500 as of 2017, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,200 as of 2017.
be 68.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iceland, that number is 2.8% as of 2017.
pay a 18.1% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2020.
have 64.2% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Iceland, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 32.6% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 53.1% more on education
Portugal spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Iceland spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.