Portugal vs Spain
Portugal vs Spain: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 95.2% in Portugal and 99.6% in Spain, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 4.4 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Portugal.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Portugal ranked 48 and Spain ranked 24 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Portugal | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 95.2 | 99.6 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 95.1 | 99.6 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 95 | 99.6 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 94.9 | 99.6 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 94.9 | 99.6 | 71 |
| 2017 | 94.8 | 99.6 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 94.7 | 99.6 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 94.6 | 99.6 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 94.5 | 99.5 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 94.5 | 99.6 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 94.4 | 99.6 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 94.2 | 99.6 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 94.1 | 99.6 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 94 | 99.6 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 94 | 99.6 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 93.9 | 99.6 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 93.9 | 99.5 | 64 |
| 2005 | 93.8 | 99.5 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 93.8 | 99.5 | 63 |
| 2003 | 93.8 | 99.4 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 93.7 | 99.4 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 93.7 | 99.4 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 93.7 | 99.4 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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
Portugal vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyPortugal: 82.4 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPortugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPortugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide ratePortugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPortugal: 10.4 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthPortugal: -0% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePortugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPortugal: 61.5% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median agePortugal: 46.2 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPortugal: 24.1% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePortugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPortugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPortugal: $5.51B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personPortugal: $563 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPortugal: 4% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPortugal: 52,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerPortugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPortugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPortugal: 90 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPortugal: 1 million TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025