Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Portugal, you would:
Economy
make 68.3% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 47.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
be 20.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.7% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.0% 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Netherlands, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 74.8% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.