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Netherlands vs Portugal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Netherlands
nld
Leads on 70 of 119 metrics
Portugal
prt
Leads on 42 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Netherlands and Portugal: Portugal leads on Oil Consumption (277,400) against Netherlands (1.01); Portugal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (323,000) against Netherlands (1.28); Portugal leads on Oil Imports (294,600) against Netherlands (2.58). Across 119 compared metrics, Netherlands wins on 70 and Portugal wins on 42.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)97.01 %★88.49 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.01 %★85.79 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score88.64 points★84.26 points
Radios15.3★3.02
Televisions8.1★3.31
Waterways6,237★210

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country15.60B $★5.07B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.34T $★351.06B $
Apple Import Volume190.61M tonnes★53.07M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.33 %3.21 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10 % of GDP★9.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index94.3★90.9
Electricity Consumption108.8★46.94
Electricity Exports19.34★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels75★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants025★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables2335★
Electricity Imports24.26★4.62
Electricity Installed Capacity34.17★20.56
Electricity Production109.3★56.9
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)185.54 USD per capita★73.29 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.736.3★
Gross Fixed Investment16.6★16.1
Gross National Saving31.2★16.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.5 %1.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption43.38★6.26
Natural Gas Exports51.25★0
Natural Gas Imports51★6.54
Natural Gas Production45.33★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves801.4★0
Number of AI Patents Filed45 patents★4 patents
Oil Consumption1.01277,400★
Oil Exports1.8749,650★
Oil Imports2.58294,600★
Oil Production59,490★4,721
Oil Proved Reserves310★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.5 people★16.4 people
Public Debt56.5★125.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD1.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption954,500★247,200
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2.41143,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2.1578,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.28323,000★
Remittances0.40.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.13★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.1★0.33
Taxes and Other Revenues24.8★22.8
Top Exporting Countries1.00T USD★143.39B USD
Unemployment Rate3.6 %★6.4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.25 %58.16 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.23M★-2.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions188.1938.27★
Population Distributionan area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire countryconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.02 sq km★22.93 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.5 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources91★77.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.23 %★4.97 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)55.13★40.91
Agricultural land17,883.7 sq. km41,313.78 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)451 km1,793 km★
Dam capacity per capita502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,9695,662★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.54 %★83.2 %
Administrative Divisions1218★
Independence26114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.96 %★95.22 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)9.89★16.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)510.5★
Health Care Spending per Capita8,735.73 USD★5,558.59 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP★10.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km3.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★15 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.2★29.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.4 %★20.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS24,000★42,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)41,00052,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Currently married (Percent)53.17 %★46.43 %
Human Capital Index0.790.8★
Life expectancy at birth84.31 years85.82 years★
Median age of population41.39 years47.31 years★
Population Change110,181.7 persons★-30,996.2 persons
Population density550.26 per sq. km113.39 per sq. km★
Total population18.46M persons★10.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.760.83★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A
Birth Rate (%)10.68 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)9.7 %★10.92 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.03M persons★2.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate10.32★5.46
Learning-adjusted years of school11.56 years11.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.17 people3 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)182.54★172.93
Military Manpower at Military Age2020
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.91 %★71.36 %
Physician Density3.88 people/sq km5.85 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.3 %★-0.11 %
Population living in slums0 %★-0.02 %
Total deaths166,908.2 persons114,964.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.26 %★61.45 %
Total fertility rate1.35 per woman1.6 per woman★
Total net-migration108,456.8 persons★-5,390 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.41 per live births2.88 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.72.78★
Airports44128★
Civil Air Travel98★43
Heliports194★65

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