Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.1 years less

In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 14.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 18.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

make 20.9% less money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

pay a 15.8% higher top tax rate

Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 20.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Italy, 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.

have 14.1% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.3% more on education

Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 10.4% more on healthcare

Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 76.4% less coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, 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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