Portugal vs United Arab Emirates

Portugal is the cheaper of the two overall. Here is how they compare on everything else.

Overall prices in Portugal are about 14% lower than in United Arab Emirates, based on the World Bank's price-level ratio.

Output per person, adjusted for purchasing power, is 1.7× higher in United Arab Emirates, so local incomes tend to stretch further there.

Life expectancy is 3 years longer in Portugal (82 vs 79).

Cheapest (0.3)Priciest (1)PortugalUnited Arab Emirates
Price level compared with the United States (1.00), across every country with data. Source: World Bank, PPP conversion factor to market exchange rate.
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Side by side

IndicatorPortugalUnited Arab Emirates
Price level (US = 1.00)0.62 (seed)0.72 (seed)
GDP per person, PPP$45,000 (seed)$78,000 (seed)
Income per person (GNI)$27,000 (seed)$52,000 (seed)
Inflation2.4% (seed)1.6% (seed)
Unemployment6.5% (seed)2.7% (seed)
Life expectancy82 yrs (seed)79 yrs (seed)
Internet users87% (seed)100% (seed)
Homicides per 100k0.8 (seed)0.5 (seed)
Urban population68% (seed)88% (seed)

Highlighted figures mark the better value where a direction is clear (lower prices, higher income, longer life, fewer homicides).

Visas between Portugal and United Arab Emirates

We don't have visa data for Portugal passport holders travelling to United Arab Emirates yet. Details

We don't have visa data for United Arab Emirates passport holders travelling to Portugal yet. Details

Basics

PortugalUnited Arab Emirates
CapitalLisbonAbu Dhabi
Population10,300,0009,500,000
CurrencyEURAED
LanguagesPortugueseArabic
Time zoneUTC-01:00UTC+04:00

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Sources and dates

  • World Bank Indicators (price level, GDP, income, inflation, unemployment, life expectancy, internet use, homicides, urbanisation). Latest available year shown per figure.
  • REST Countries for names, capitals, currencies, languages and population.
  • Exchange rates: European Central Bank via Frankfurter, seed.
  • Visa rules: Passport Index dataset (MIT licence). Rules change; confirm with the destination's embassy before booking.