How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 14 times as long as Portugal’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Portugal’s highest peak towers 123 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 2.6 times as many people as Portugal.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Portugal is 33 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Portugal is 8.4 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.1 more children on average than in Portugal.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Portugal 1.9.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Portugal are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 5.2 times the size of Portugal’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 35% more per person than Portugal.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Portugal and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia and Portugal are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Portugal’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Portugal.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Australia is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Portugal.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Portugal has 43% more doctors per person than Australia.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 23% in Portugal.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Portugal.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Portugal drink 31% more alcohol than in Australia.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 18% more meat per person than Portugal.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia and Portugal are practically level.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Portugal put in 124 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 3.2 years longer than in Portugal.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 88% in Portugal.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Portugal are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 13 times as long as Portugal’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 48% more passengers per resident than those from Portugal.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Portugal.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Portugal carries 94% more fine dust than in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 19% more likely to be murdered in Australia than in Portugal.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Portugal are 60% deadlier than in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 6.6 °C warmer than Portugal.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Portugal gets 74% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)