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Portugal vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Portugal
prt
Leads on 40 of 112 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 64 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Portugal and United States: Portugal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (78,700) against United States (2.17); Portugal leads on Oil Imports (294,600) against United States (10.27); Portugal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (143,500) against United States (5.22). Across 112 compared metrics, Portugal wins on 40 and United States wins on 64.

  • 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🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.79 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 86% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score84.26 points★65.49 points
Radios3.02575★
Televisions3.31219★
Waterways21041,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.07B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars351.06B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.21 %4.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index90.992★
Electricity Consumption46.94★3.9
Electricity Exports9.7★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4170★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants25★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables35★14
Electricity Imports4.6272.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity20.56★1.09
Electricity Production56.9★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)73.29 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient36.341.8★
Gross Fixed Investment16.1★12.9
Gross National Saving16.818.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.2 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption6.26767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports6.5486.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption277,400★19.15
Oil Exports49,650★1.92
Oil Imports294,600★10.27
Oil Production4,721★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line17.2 people15.1 people★
Public Debt125.7114.8★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.9 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption247,200★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports143,500★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports78,700★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production323,000★20.3
Remittances0.6★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.41★1.25
Taxes and Other Revenues22.8★10.6
Unemployment Rate6.4 %4.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.08M-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.274.8★
Continental Shelf200not specified;
Population Distributionconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal citieslarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources77.4★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.97 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)40.9194.67★
Agricultural land41,313.78 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,793 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,662234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country83.2 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1850★
Independence114★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)16.21★26.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.513.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.6 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.5 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)15 %★17 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★27.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.8 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS42,000NA
Underweight Children Under 50.90.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)52,0001.40M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)46.43 %51.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.8★0.72
Life expectancy at birth85.82 years★83.22 years
Median age of population47.31 years★38.79 years
Population Change-30,996.2 persons2.26M persons★
Population density113.39 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population10.40M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.4
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAC★
Birth Rate (%)8.03 %10.75 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.9 %73.9 %
Death Rate (%)10.92 %8.76 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age2.10M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.46174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.75 years★11.07 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother42 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population3 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)172.93177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.36 %74.52 %★
Physician Density5.85 people/sq km★3.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.11 %0.45 %★
Population living in slums-0.02 %0.05 %★
Total deaths114,964.3 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.45 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate1.6 per woman1.61 per woman★
Total net-migration-5,390 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate2.88 per live births★5.52 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.78★2.06
Airports12816,116★
Civil Air Travel438,252★
Heliports658,130★

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