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Portugal vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Portugal
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Leads on 52 of 121 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 62 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Portugal and Thailand: Portugal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (323,000) against Thailand (1.33); Portugal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (247,200) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Population living in slums (2 %) against Portugal (-0.02 %). Across 121 compared metrics, Portugal wins on 52 and Thailand wins on 62.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)88.49 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.49 %90.87 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 86% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score84.26 points★56.72 points
Radios3.0213.96★
Televisions3.3115.19★
Waterways2104,000★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.07B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars351.06B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)20.37 %21.58 %★
Apple Import Volume53.07M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.21 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index90.9★84.6
Electricity Consumption46.94187.7★
Electricity Exports9.7★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4176★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants25★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables35★16
Electricity Imports4.6219.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity20.5644.89★
Electricity Production56.9181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)73.29 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient36.3★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment16.128.8★
Gross National Saving16.834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.2 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption6.2652.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports6.5414.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed8 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption277,400988,000★
Oil Exports49,650269,100★
Oil Imports294,600807,100★
Oil Production4,721406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line16.4 people5.4 people★
Public Debt125.761.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.9 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption247,200★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports143,500278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports78,700134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production323,000★1.33
Remittances0.61.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.34★
Robotics Research Funding1.69 USD★0.94 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.410★
Taxes and Other Revenues22.8★15.4
Top Exporting Countries143.39B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate6.4 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate58.16 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.08M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.27★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal citieshighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.93 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources77.4438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.97 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)40.91142.5★
Agricultural land41,313.78 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,793 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,66264,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country83.2 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1876★
Independence114123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.82★21.16
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.5★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita5,558.59 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.6 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.5 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)15 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.8 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS42,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 50.9★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)52,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)46.43 %50.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.8★0.63
Life expectancy at birth85.82 years★80.78 years
Median age of population47.31 years★41.03 years
Population Change-30,996.2 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density113.39 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population10.40M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)8.03 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.9 %★73 %
Death Rate (%)10.92 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.10M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.4640.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.75 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother42 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)172.93★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.36 %★62.64 %
Physician Density5.85 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.11 %0.13 %★
Population living in slums-0.02 %2 %★
Total deaths114,964.3 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.45 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.6 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-5,390 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate2.88 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.78★1.01
Airports128★105
Civil Air Travel43★41
Heliports65★5

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