Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.7 years longer

In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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 20.9% less likely to be obese

In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 21.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate

Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 31.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 16.2% less likely to have internet access

In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 41.3% more on healthcare

Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 19.9 times more coastline

Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, 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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