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Germany vs Portugal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Germany
deu
Leads on 64 of 112 metrics
Portugal
prt
Leads on 40 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Portugal: Portugal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (323,000) against Germany (2.16); Portugal leads on Oil Consumption (277,400) against Germany (2.50); Portugal leads on Oil Imports (294,600) against Germany (2.67). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 64 and Portugal wins on 40.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %★88.49 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points84.26 points★
Radios77.8★3.02
Televisions51.4★3.31
Waterways7,300★210

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★5.07B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★351.06B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %3.21 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★9.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.790.9★
Electricity Consumption536.5★46.94
Electricity Exports78.86★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4141
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants225★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★35
Electricity Imports28.34★4.62
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★20.56
Electricity Production612.8★56.9
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★73.29 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.436.3★
Gross Fixed Investment17.8★16.1
Gross National Saving28★16.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %1.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★6.26
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5★6.54
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.5277,400★
Oil Exports470,200★49,650
Oil Imports2.67294,600★
Oil Production147,200★4,721
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★16.4 people
Public Debt63.9★125.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD1.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46247,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★143,500
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★78,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16323,000★
Remittances0.50.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.13★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.24★0.64
Taxes and Other Revenues1122.8★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★6.4 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★-2.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.1938.27★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliaconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★77.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★4.97 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★40.91
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★41,313.78 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★1,793 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,0655,662★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★83.2 %
Administrative Divisions1618★
Independence18114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.23★15.82
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.810.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★10.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★3.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★15 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.929.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %20.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00042,000★
Underweight Children Under 50.6★0.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★52,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★46.43 %
Human Capital Index0.750.8★
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years85.82 years★
Median age of population45.59 years47.31 years★
Population Change-741,055 persons-30,996.2 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km113.39 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★10.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.83
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)11.96 %10.92 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★2.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★5.46
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years11.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★42 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people★3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★172.93
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★71.36 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km5.85 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %-0.11 %★
Population living in slums0 %★-0.02 %
Total deaths1.07M persons114,964.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %61.45 %★
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.6 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-5,390 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births2.88 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.352.78★
Airports840★128
Civil Air Travel239★43
Heliports449★65

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