Croatia or Portugal: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Portugal wins on more indicators: 11 of 13 against 0.
- Safety and trust: Portugal 0:1
- Costs and work: Portugal 0:1
- Climate and health: Portugal 0:7
- Law and institutions: Portugal 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Croatia
Indicator
Portugal
Safety and trust
Better: Portugal (0 : 1)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
tie
periods differ
0.7 per 100,000 residents
2023
0.7 per 100,000 residents
2022
Trust between people
higher is better
✗14%
202220% lower
✓17%
202224% higher
Costs and work
Better: Portugal (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$50,946
20254% lower
✓$53,146
20254% higher
Climate and health
Better: Portugal (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗78.9 years
20244% lower
✓82.4 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗76.1 years
20245% lower
✓79.7 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗81.9 years
20244% lower
✓85.2 years
20244% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗81.1 years
20235% lower
✓85.5 years
20235% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
99.59%
2024almost equal
✓99.73%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.44%
2024almost equal
✓99.68%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗15.8 µg/m³ per year
202380% higher
✓8.8 µg/m³ per year
202344% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Portugal (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.42 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202560% lower
✓1.05 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025150% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗0.13 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202583% lower
✓0.77 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025492% higher
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Croatia, Portugal.