Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 64.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 5.8 years longer

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 15.8% less likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,100 as of 2022, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $35,800 as of 2022.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 87.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 77.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 48.1% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.7% less on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.6% more on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 75.4% more coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.

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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