Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Germany, you would:
Economy
make 32.6% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 10.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
pay a 18.9% higher top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.2% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.9% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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