Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 14.0 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 21.6% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.7 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 62.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 66.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 36.8% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Portugal, it is 95.9% as of 2021.

be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 65.4% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Portugal, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax 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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