Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 17.0 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 16.7 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 94.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 71.1% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Geography

see 61.5% more coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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