Iceland vs Portugal: Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Iceland
0.282 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
181st
Portugal rank
179th
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0408 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 181st and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | 12.34 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 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 | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.7944 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5292 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5315 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5152 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1952 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3628 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0979 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2844 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.044 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. electoral democracy index, Iceland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.282 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index between Iceland and Portugal?
- 0.0408 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Portugal ranks 179th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .