Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 17.8% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.9% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.
be 49.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 17.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
pay a 17.7% higher top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.
have 27.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 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 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 49.3% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.8% more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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