Italy vs Portugal
Italy vs Portugal: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.46% in Italy and 4.42% in Portugal, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Portugal, by 0.96 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Italy.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Portugal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Italy ranked 94 and Portugal ranked 11 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Italy | Portugal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.46 | 4.42 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.46 | 4.5 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.46 | 4.56 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.46 | 4.62 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.46 | 4.68 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.46 | 4.72 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.46 | 4.75 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.46 | 4.78 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.45 | 4.79 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.43 | 4.8 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.41 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.39 | 4.81 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.39 | 4.81 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.42 | 4.76 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.44 | 4.72 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.45 | 4.68 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.46 | 4.66 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.47 | 4.66 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.48 | 4.66 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.5 | 4.67 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.52 | 4.67 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.53 | 4.68 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.56 | 4.69 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.65 | 4.72 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.72 | 4.73 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.78 | 4.75 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Italy vs Portugal
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023Portugal: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Portugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Portugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterItaly: 92.7% in 2022Portugal: 95.2% in 2022
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Portugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023Portugal: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023Portugal: -0% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Portugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025Portugal: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023Portugal: 46.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023Portugal: 24.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Portugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025Portugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025Portugal: $5.51B in 2025
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025Portugal: $563 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Portugal: 4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020Portugal: 52,000 people in 2020
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022Portugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersItaly: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020Portugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025Portugal: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025Portugal: 1 million TIV in 2025