Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 58.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 9.1 years longer

In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 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.

Economy

be 94.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 49.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Russia, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 4.3 times higher top tax rate

Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 61.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.

Expenditures

spend 35.1% more on education

Russia 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 39.5% more on healthcare

Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.2% less coastline

Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, 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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