Quality of life comparison

live 4.8 years longer

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 70.7% less likely to be obese

In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 2.9 times more money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 65.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 61.1% lower top tax rate

Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 38.0% less 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 11.7% more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 17.9% more likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 46.8% less on education

Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 56.8% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 89.2% less coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.