Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 15.0 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.6 times more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 66.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 52.7% higher top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 91.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 66.7% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 54.7% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 47.9% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 19.1% more on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 14.1% more coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Inland Revenue Department.

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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