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Portugal vs Venezuela: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Portugal
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Leads on 47 of 107 metrics
Venezuela
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Leads on 51 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Portugal and Venezuela: Portugal leads on Oil Exports (49,650) against Venezuela (1.87); Portugal leads on Oil Production (4,721) against Venezuela (2.38); Venezuela leads on Population living in slums (25.03 %) against Portugal (-0.02 %). Across 107 compared metrics, Portugal wins on 47 and Venezuela wins on 51.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)73.79 %★61.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 86% (2023 est.)percent of population: 62% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score84.26 points★29.21 points
Radios3.0210.75★
Televisions3.314.1★
Waterways2107,100★

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.07B $8.19B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars351.06B $★162.01B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %29.5 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.21 %21.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP★3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index90.9★0
Electricity Consumption46.9471.96★
Electricity Exports9.7★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4151★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2549★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables35★0
Electricity Imports4.62★0
Electricity Installed Capacity20.5631★
Electricity Production56.9109.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)73.29 USD per capita★54.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.839★
Gross Fixed Investment16.119.3★
Gross National Saving16.8★12.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.13 %★-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption6.2624.21★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports6.54★0
Natural Gas Production027.07★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves05.74★
Oil Consumption277,400746,000★
Oil Exports49,650★1.87
Oil Imports294,600★0
Oil Production4,721★2.38
Oil Proved Reserves0211.2★
Population Below Poverty Line16.4 people★33.1 people
Public Debt125.738.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.9 USD★-19.67 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption247,200659,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports143,500325,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports78,700★20,640
Refined Petroleum Products Production323,000926,300★
Remittances0.47★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.18★9.71
Taxes and Other Revenues23.0544.2★
Unemployment Rate6.4 %5.5 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.08M-3.55M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.27★76.73
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal citiesmost of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4 Cubic meters per year227 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources77.4★1.33

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.97 %★0.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)40.91204.72★
Agricultural land41,313.78 sq. km215,000 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,793 km2,800 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,66210,550★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country83.2 %★0.52 %
Administrative Divisions1823★
Independence114★5
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)19.03★55.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.5★8.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.6 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density3.5 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)15 %★227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.8 %★25.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS42,000★100,000
Underweight Children Under 50.4NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)52,000343,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)46.43 %47.71 %★
Life expectancy at birth85.82 years★77.19 years
Median age of population47.31 years★29.62 years
Population Change-30,996.2 persons207,929.9 persons★
Population density113.39 per sq. km31.16 per sq. km★
Total population10.40M persons28.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)8.03 %16.45 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.9 %75 %★
Death Rate (%)10.92 %6.54 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.10M persons7.03M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.4611.14★
Length of paid parental leave for mother42 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3 people★2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)172.93★171.59
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.36 %88.66 %★
Physician Density5.85 people/sq km★1.66 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.11 %0.88 %★
Population living in slums-0.02 %25.03 %★
Total deaths114,964.3 persons★220,071.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.45 %61.52 %★
Total fertility rate1.6 per woman2.05 per woman★
Total net-migration-5,390 persons★-8,316.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.88 per live births★17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.78★0.06
Airports128509★
Civil Air Travel4356★
Heliports6588★

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