Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 57.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Moldova, however, that number is 7.3% as of 2018.
pay a 68.1% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 61.8% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 25.8% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Moldova, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 29.8% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State tax Service, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Moldova: At a glance
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