Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.6 years longer

In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 2.8 times more money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 40.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

be 34.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Peru, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 88.3% higher top tax rate

Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 82.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 76.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 51.5% fewer children

In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 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 15.5% more likely to have internet access

In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 68.3% more on healthcare

Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 25.7% less coastline

Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, 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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