Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 98.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 21.8 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 26.1% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.9 times more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $35,800 as of 2022.

be 73.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.

be 72.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 71.2% higher top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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.

have 63.7% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 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 20.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 39.0% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 63.1% more on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, 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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