Czechia vs Portugal
Czechia vs Portugal: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.1 years in Czechia and 11.3 years in Portugal, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Portugal, by 0.2 years, or 1.02 times that in Czechia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Portugal has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Czechia.
- In 2020, Czechia ranked 21 and Portugal ranked 16 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Czechia | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Portugal
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Portugal: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Portugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Portugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Portugal: 95.2% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Portugal: 4.42% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Portugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Portugal: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Portugal: -0% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Portugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Portugal: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Portugal: 46.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Portugal: 24.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Portugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Portugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Portugal: $5.51B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Portugal: $563 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Portugal: 4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Portugal: 52,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Portugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Portugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Portugal: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Portugal: 1 million TIV in 2025