Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 12.6% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.0 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 53.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 16.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
make 11.0% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
pay a 25.6% higher top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 13.6% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 16.1% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% more on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 63.9% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Portugal: At a glance
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