Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.9% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 52.7% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
How big is Portugal compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.