Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
have 32.7% more doctors per person
Sweden has 44.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.
be 16.8% less likely to die by suicide
Sweden has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Portugal, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.7 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 36.6% less spent on your healthcare
Sweden spends $7,770 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.
Economy
be 29.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
make 49.2% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 44.3% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 37.4% less likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Sweden, road accidents kill 2.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Portugal, they kill 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.4% more home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 3.4 times more strain on fresh water
Sweden withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Portugal withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 56.7% less electricity
Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Sweden, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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