Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

live 4.8 years longer

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 41.2% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 15.9% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 33.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 40.4% fewer children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 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 18.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 35.9% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 86.0% more on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 32.1% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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