Türkiye’s coastline is 4 times as long as Portugal’s

Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,786 m above Portugal’s

Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 41% of Portugal

Portugal: 41.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 7.9 times as many people as Portugal

Portugal: 10.8 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Portugal is 6% more densely populated than Türkiye

Portugal: 118 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Portugal is 14 years older than in Türkiye

Portugal: 46.2 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Türkiye have 0.1 more children on average than in Portugal

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

25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Portugal: 24.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 4.3 times as many refugees per resident as Portugal

Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Portugal: 1.9 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Portugal and Türkiye are practically level

Portugal: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Portugal’s

Portugal: $347 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Portugal produces 17% more per person than Türkiye

Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Portugal (Gini 9.8 points higher)

Portugal: 33.9 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Portugal and Türkiye are practically level

Portugal: 0.4% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 6.2% in Portugal

Portugal: 6.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Türkiye and Portugal are practically level

Portugal: 1.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Portugal’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Türkiye’s 18%

Portugal: 22.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

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

Portugal: 60% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Portugal spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Portugal: $2,971 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal

Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Portugal has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Türkiye

Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Portugal has 14% more hospital beds per person than Türkiye

Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Portugal is 2.3 times that in Türkiye

Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 23% in Portugal

Portugal: 23% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 29% in Portugal

Portugal: 28.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Portugal rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in Türkiye

Portugal: 6.03 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Portugal drink 6.2 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Portugal has 2 times as much meat per person as Türkiye

Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 339 kcal more food per person per day than Portugal

Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 13 more hours a year than in Portugal

Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Portugal went to school 0.72 years longer than in Türkiye

Portugal: 9.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Portugal welcomed 4.6 times as many tourists per resident as Türkiye (2019)

Portugal: 2.71 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 5 more World Heritage sites than Portugal (22 against 17)

Portugal: 17 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Portugal 32

Portugal: 32 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 88% in Portugal

Portugal: 88% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Portugal is 61% faster than in Türkiye

Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Portugal and Türkiye are practically level

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

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal

Portugal: 61% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Portugal: 124 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Portugal’s

Portugal: 2,527 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Portugal fly 15% more passengers per resident than those from Türkiye

Portugal: 1.69 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 37% of Portugal, but only 29% of Türkiye

Portugal: 36.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Türkiye emits 72% more CO₂ than someone in Portugal

Portugal: 3.4 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Portugal: 81% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Portugal

Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Portugal

Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 5% deadlier than in Portugal

Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Portugal is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Türkiye

Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Portugal gets 14% more rain than Türkiye

Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)