Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.4 years longer

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 88.7% more money

China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 39.0% more likely to be unemployed

In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 25.6% higher top tax rate

China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 47.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 63.0% less likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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 20.6% fewer children

In China, there are approximately 10.2 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 12.3% more likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 38.9% more on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 89.3% more on healthcare

China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.6% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation, 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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