Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 69.2% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 11.1 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 36.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Philippines, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
pay a 43.4% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
make 72.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $30,500 as of 2017, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2017.
be 13.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 19.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Philippines, however, that number is 21.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Philippines, there are 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 15.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Philippines, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Philippines, 88% of the population do as of 2017.
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Philippines, about 60.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 44.9% less on education
Portugal spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Philippines spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 20.2 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Philippines: At a glance
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