Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.1 years longer

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 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

make 32.4% less money

Gibraltar has a GDP per capita of $61,700 as of 2014, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 6.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Gibraltar, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 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 40.9% fewer children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 13.7 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 13.1% less likely to have internet access

In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 149.4 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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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