Portugal vs Spain
Portugal vs Spain: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.7 per 100,000 people in Portugal and 5.5 per 100,000 people in Spain, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Portugal, by 2.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.4 times that in Spain.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Portugal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Portugal ranked 122 and Spain ranked 156 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Portugal | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.2 | 6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 9 | 6.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 10 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 10.2 | 7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.5 | 7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 11.1 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12 | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.2 | 7.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.8 | 7.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 14.2 | 7.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 14 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- 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
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
- Safe drinking waterPortugal: 95.2% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017Spain: 3.54% 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