Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 32.5% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

live 1.0 years less

In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 14.5% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 73.5% more likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 71.2% higher top tax rate

New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 27.3% less likely to die during infancy

In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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.

be 71.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

have 35.7% fewer children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 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 14.6% less likely to have internet access

In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 16.7% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 88.2% less coastline

New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, 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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