Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Portugal
United States
Population
10.7M 90th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$313.3B 47th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$29,292 58th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$50,730 45th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
2.1% 142nd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
92,230 km² 112th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
116.0 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.4 173rd
1.6 135th
Urban Population
61.3% 122nd
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
24.5% 5th
17.9% 45th

Health

Portugal
United States
Life Expectancy
82.3 yrs 31st
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
2.6 20th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
15.0 58th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$2,971 31st
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
10.2% 27th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
5.85 5th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
3.48 57th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Portugal
United States
Unemployment Rate
6.5% 120th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
6.53 116th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
2.0%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
18.7%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
66.3%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
45.8%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
43.9%
14.3%

Education & Society

Portugal
United States
Literacy Rate
94.5% 75th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
4.6% 79th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
33.9 71st
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.4% 43rd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
0.7 28th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
32.6% 56th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
54.9% 85th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.5% 92nd
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Portugal
United States
Internet Users
88.5% 68th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
123.0 81st
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 90th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
99.3% 73rd
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
99.7% 33rd
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
32.3% 77th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
36.2% 85th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Portugal

Population pyramid of Portugal

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Portugal

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Portugal

United States

Population Over Time

Portugal

United States

GDP Over Time

Portugal

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Portugal

United States

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