Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Sweden, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years less

In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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

make 36.5% less money

Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

Life

be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

have 25.2% fewer children

In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 17.9% less likely to have internet access

In Sweden, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 38.2% less on education

Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 12.8% less on healthcare

Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 44.3% less coastline

Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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