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Southern Europe · sovereign state

Portugal

Portuguese Republic

Capital
Lisbon
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
Euro
People
10.8 million (2025)
Neighbours
1
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Portugal

  • 5th highest aged 65 and over 24.9% · #5 of 210 · 2025
  • 5th highest alcohol consumption 13.7 litres · #5 of 195 · 2023
  • 5th highest doctors 5.9 per 1,000 · #5 of 190 · 2022

Surprising facts about Portugal

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Portugal’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Portugal among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Portugal sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Portugal across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people