Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.8 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 67.3% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 87.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 2.6 times higher top tax rate

Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 71.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 78.6% more on education

Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 73.8% more on healthcare

Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.3 times more coastline

Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, 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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