Portugal vs United Kingdom
Portugal vs United Kingdom: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.3 years in Portugal and 11.5 years in United Kingdom, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.2 years, or 1.02 times that in Portugal.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Portugal.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Portugal | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11.3 |
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
Portugal vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyPortugal: 82.4 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPortugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPortugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPortugal: 95.2% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide ratePortugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPortugal: 10.4 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPortugal: -0% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePortugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPortugal: 61.5% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median agePortugal: 46.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPortugal: 24.1% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePortugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPortugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPortugal: $5.51B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personPortugal: $563 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPortugal: 4% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPortugal: 52,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerPortugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPortugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPortugal: 90 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPortugal: 1 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025