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Portugal and the European Union

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Portugal

the European Union

The widest gap is Public spending on them: the European Union €19,707 against Portugal €11,542, 70.7% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Portugal
the European Union

People

Median age2.4 years
47.3 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth1.0 years
82.5 years
81.5 years
People41.92×
10.7m
450.6m
People per square kilometre7.6%
118 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population1.1 points
52.2%
51.0%
Born abroad1.6 points
16.0%
14.4%
Born outside the EU2.0 points
12.4%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person58.6%
€14,465
€22,939
Average net income52.5%
€17,019
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker39.7%
€21,449
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker57.2%
€27,768
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 643.5 points
79.6%
76.1%
Out of work
6.0%
6.0%
Hours worked a week2.5 hours
39.8 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty0.9 points
15.4%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.4 points
6.3%
7.7%
GDP per person46.9%
€28,390
€41,700

Family and home

People at home4.3%
2.4
2.3
Households with children2.7 points
31.4%
28.7%
Children per woman5.2%
1.41
1.34
Own their home2.7 points
71.2%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds53.3%
331 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors16.1%
434 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree4.2 points
32.7%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people5.0%
40.4 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them70.7%
€11,542
€19,707
Tax raised per person52.1%
€10,648
€16,198
Government debt8.0 points
89.7%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area45.81×
92,226 km²
4,225,104 km²
Railway density76.8%
27.8 per 1,000 km²
49.1 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density83.6%
34.2 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people4.1%
561 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet3.7 points
91.1%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident23.6%
8.32
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy10.5 points
36.7%
26.2%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Portugal

the European Union

Function
Portugal
the European Union
13.7%
12.4%
2.1%
3.0%
3.9%
3.5%
8.6%
10.8%
1.6%
1.7%
1.4%
1.5%
16.1%
15.0%
2.0%
2.4%
10.3%
9.7%
40.4%
40.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Portugal and the European Union

  1. Which covers more ground: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 45.81×: the European Union 4,225,104, Portugal 92,226. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 41.92×: the European Union 450.6m, Portugal 10.7m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which government spends more per resident: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 70.7%: the European Union €19,707, Portugal €11,542. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  4. Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 76.8%: the European Union 49.1, Portugal 27.8. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. rail_if_line_tr · 2024. See the figure

  5. Which spends more on health per resident: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 58.9%: the European Union €2,959, Portugal €1,862. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Who has more to spend, the typical person in Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 58.6%: the European Union €22,939, Portugal €14,465. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. ilc_di03 · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 53.3%: the European Union 507, Portugal 331. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where does more energy come from renewables: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 10.5 points: Portugal 36.7%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more adults hold a degree: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 4.2 points: the European Union 36.9%, Portugal 32.7%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where do more households have children: Portugal or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.7 points: Portugal 31.4%, the European Union 28.7%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. ilc_lvph02 · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.