Portugal vs Spain: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
180th
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.32 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 180th and Spain ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.1 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 9.08 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.957 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.337 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.515 deaths per 100 live births | 0.475 deaths per 100 live births | 0.04 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.362 deaths per 100 live births | 0.342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.02 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.328 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.32 deaths per 100 live births against 0.32 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Spain?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 180th and Spain 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.