Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.4 years longer

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.3 times more money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 76.6% higher top tax rate

Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 84.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 88.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 63.3% fewer children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 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 54.7% more likely to have internet access

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

Expenditures

spend 35.1% more on education

Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.1% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, 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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