Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside India 36 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 41% of Portugal
India: 59.9% (2024) · Portugal: 41.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Portugal hosts 40 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Portugal: 1.9 (2026)
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 10.9 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Portugal
India: 2.6% (2023) · Portugal: 0.4% (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 1.7%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Portugal: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Portugal’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Portugal: 22.3% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Portugal has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 78% higher than in Portugal
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 28 more World Heritage sites than Portugal (45 against 17)
India: 45 (2026) · Portugal: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Portugal 32
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Portugal: 32 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Portugal is 3.6 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026)
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 37% of Portugal, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Portugal: 36.6% (2024)
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 2.3 times as deadly as in Portugal
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
