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
051015194919862024

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) – 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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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .