If you lived in Portugal instead of Central African Republic, you would:

Health

be 82.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 26.0 years longer

In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 41.7 times more money

Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $1,000 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 76.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Central African Republic, 68.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Central African Republic, approximately 835.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to be literate

In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.5% as of 2020. In Portugal, it is 95.9% as of 2021.

be 97.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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 74.6% fewer children

In Central African Republic, there are approximately 31.9 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 6.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Central African Republic, approximately 16% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 7.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Central African Republic, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

be 58.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Central African Republic, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (84% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Central African Republic spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 12.8% more on healthcare

Central African Republic spends 9.4% 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.

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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