Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.3 years longer

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 36.0% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 65.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 5.7 times higher top tax rate

Libya 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 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 77.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 60.1% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 77.5% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, 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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