Portugal vs Spain: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.3193 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
179th
Spain rank
180th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0035 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 179th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | 11.66 deaths per 100 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 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 | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.7 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 | 0.9563 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7243 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3364 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5152 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4756 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0396 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3628 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3412 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0216 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.011 deaths per 100 live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0035 deaths per 100 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 179th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .