Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 97.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 15.9 years longer

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 10.1% more likely to be obese

In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 23.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Botswana 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 93.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 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 58.7% fewer children

In Botswana, there are approximately 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 31.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 10.8% more likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 42.5% less on education

Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 71.0% more on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, 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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