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

Health

live 7.2 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 25.2% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 11.1 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 86.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.

be 79.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

pay a 2.6 times higher top tax rate

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

Life

be 74.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.2% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Portugal, it is 96.1% as of 2018.

be 84.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 64.3% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.3 times more coastline

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


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

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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