Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 25.8 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 27.8 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 69.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 97.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 78.3% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 5.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.7 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 40.7% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 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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