Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.3 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 4.8 times more likely to be obese

In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 13.9% less money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2022, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $35,800 as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.

Life

have 17.4% more children

In Japan, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Japan, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 31.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.

Expenditures

spend 47.1% more on education

Japan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 94.0% less coastline

Japan has a total of 29,751 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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