Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.0 years longer

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 17.5% more money

Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 33.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 5.7 times higher top tax rate

Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 87.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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 52.9% fewer children

In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% more on education

Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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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