Iceland vs Portugal: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
182nd
Portugal rank
180th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 13.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.794 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.528 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.534 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.319 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | 0.196 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.265 deaths per 100 live births | 0.362 deaths per 100 live births | 0.097 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.286 deaths per 100 live births | 0.328 deaths per 100 live births | 0.042 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Portugal?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 180th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.