Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.9 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 62.4% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 34.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 77.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 30.2% fewer children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 26.5% less on education

Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 42.4% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 18.0% more coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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