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2014 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF PORTUGAL

CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS This chartbook compares Portugal to other OECD countries

INCOME: Portugal’s GDP per capita is below the OECD average

Portugal • GDP per capita: USD 25 737

OECD average • GDP per capita: USD 39 274

POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: Portugal has more elderly people and less youth than the OECD average

Portugal • 18.7% are over 65 years old • 14.9% are under 15 years old

OECD average • 15.6% are over 65 years old • 18.2% are under 15 years old

LENGTH OF LIFE: life expectancy in Portugal is close to the OECD average

Portugal • Life expectancy: 80.5 years-

old

OECD average • Life expectancy: 80.2 years-

old

HEALTH CARE: Portugal spends slightly more on health care than the OECD average

Portugal • 10.2% of GDP

OECD average • 9.2% of GDP

WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: In Portugal, women represent a slightly higher share of parliament than in most OECD countries

Portugal • 31% of women in Parliament

OECD average • 27% of women in Parliament

EDUCATION: Portugal spends close to the OECD average on education (as % of GDP)

Portugal • 3.7% of GDP

OECD average • 3.9% of GDP

EDUCATION: the Portuguese PISA scores are below the OECD average

Portugal • Reading: 488 • Math: 487 • Science: 489

OECD average • Reading: 496 • Math: 494 • Science: 501

R&D: Portugal spends below the OECD average on research and development (as % of GDP)

Portugal • 1.5% of GDP

OECD average • 2.4% of GDP

PENSIONS: Portugal spends more than the OECD average on pensions (as % of GDP)

Portugal • 12.4% of GDP

OECD average • 8.7% of GDP

DEBT: Portugal’s general government net financial debt is higher than the OECD average (as % of GDP)

Portugal • 83.7% of GDP

OECD average • 69.6% of GDP

HOURS WORKED: those holding a job in Portugal work less hours per year than the OECD average

Portugal • 1 712 hours per year

OECD average • 1 771 hours per year

EMPLOYMENT: Portugal’s employment rate for women is close to the OECD average. The same rate for men is lower than the OECD average.

Portugal • Women: 58.2% • Men: 64.0%

OECD average • Women: 57.4% • Men: 73.1%

UNEMPLOYMENT: Portugal has a higher unemployment rate than the OECD average

Portugal • 16.3%

OECD average • 7.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT: Portugal has a higher youth unemployment rate than the OECD average

Portugal • 37.7%

OECD average • 16.1%

ENVIRONMENT: Portugal’s CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion are lower than the OECD average

Portugal • 5 tonnes of CO2

OECD average • 11 tonnes of CO2

INEQUALITY: Portugal has a higher inequality (as measured by the Gini index) than the OECD average

Portugal • 0.34

OECD average • 0.31

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