Qualità della vita = Quality of Life

The Mediterranean does not represent a homogenous reality in terms of economic growth levels, and technological and infrastructural planning; nor is there homogeneity in the social context: in political freedom, in education, in health care, in access to essential resources (such as drinking water), in the level of emancipation of women and, in general, in the opportunities for human development. These different levels of growth and development, which determine the quality of our lives, are particularly visible when comparing the Mediterranean countries of the North-Western shore (including Portugal) and the South-Eastern ones (including Jordan).