Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside India 36 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 3.9 times as long as Portugal’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,235 m above Portugal’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 135 times as many people as Portugal.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 4.2 times as densely populated as Portugal.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Portugal are 7.9 cm taller than in India.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Portugal are 6.0 cm taller than in India.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 18 years older than in India.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.6 more children on average than in Portugal.
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Portugal 1.
India: 3 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 11 times the size of Portugal’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 4.5 times as much per person as India.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in India (Gini 8.4 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 4.2% in India.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.5%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 35 times as much on health per person as India.
India: $85 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 10 years longer than in India.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 8.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 8.1 times as many doctors per person as India.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 23% in India.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Portugal rate their lives 1.49 points higher than in India.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in India.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 12 times as much meat per person as India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 884 kcal more food per person per day than India.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 648 more hours a year than in Portugal.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Portugal went to school 2.8 years longer than in India.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 400 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 70% in India.
India: 70% (2025) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Portugal and India are practically level.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 36% in India.
India: 36% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 27 times as long as Portugal’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 25% of India.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Portugal emits 55% more CO₂ than someone in India.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Portugal.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 2 times as deadly as in Portugal.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 8.6 °C warmer than Portugal.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 63% more rain than Portugal.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Portugal?
India is larger. Portugal fits inside India 36 times.
Which has more people, India or Portugal?
India has 135 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 10 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in India or Portugal?
Men in Portugal are 7.9 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
