Republic of Korea vs Portugal: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Republic of Korea
0.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
182nd
Portugal rank
180th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Republic of Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.86 deaths per 100 live births | 13.1 deaths per 100 live births | 7.75 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.129 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.126 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.486 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.069 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.584 deaths per 100 live births | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | 0.069 deaths per 100 live births | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.357 deaths per 100 live births | 0.362 deaths per 100 live births | 0.005 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | 0.328 deaths per 100 live births | 0.034 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, Republic of Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.28 deaths per 100 live births in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Republic of Korea and Portugal?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Republic of Korea 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) – 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.