Portugal vs Ukraine
Portugal vs Ukraine: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 97.2% in Portugal in 2017 and 92.7% in Ukraine in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in Portugal, by 5.6 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Ukraine.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Portugal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2014.
- The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2014.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Portugal | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 97.2 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 96.5 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 97.3 | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 98.3 | 92.7 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 94.3 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 94 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | – | 93 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | 90.7 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | 88 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | 87.6 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | 87.6 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 88.2 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 89.4 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 87.8 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 88.6 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | 93.6 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | 98.1 | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 99 | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 97 | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 88 | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 82 | – | 69 |
| 1965 | 77 | – | 66 |
| 1960 | 100 | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 86.2 | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 70.7 | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 66.6 | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 62.4 | – | 40 |
| 1935 | 58.3 | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 54.1 | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 49.9 | – | 33 |
| 1920 | 45.8 | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 41.6 | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 37.4 | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 33.3 | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 29.1 | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 24.9 | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 20.8 | – | 20 |
| 1885 | 17.4 | – | 19 |
| 1880 | 13.9 | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 10.5 | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 7.1 | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 3.7 | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 2.9 | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 2.3 | – | 8 |
| 1850 | 1.8 | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 1.4 | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 1.1 | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0.9 | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0.7 | – | 4 |
| 1825 | 0.5 | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0.4 | – | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, 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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyPortugal: 82.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPortugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPortugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPortugal: 95.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide ratePortugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPortugal: 10.4 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPortugal: -0% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePortugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPortugal: 61.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median agePortugal: 46.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPortugal: 24.1% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePortugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPortugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPortugal: $5.51B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personPortugal: $563 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPortugal: 4% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPortugal: 52,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerPortugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPortugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPortugal: 90 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPortugal: 1 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025