Portugal vs Spain: Infant mortality rates

Portugal
0.2582
in 2023
Spain
0.2386
in 2023
Portugal rank
210th
Spain rank
211th

Infant mortality rates over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
0246810195019862023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.2582 against 0.2386 in Spain, a difference of 0.0196.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 210th and Spain ranks 211th of 229 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 9.06 5.82 3.23 Portugal
1960s 7.01 3.84 3.17 Portugal
1970s 3.94 1.99 1.95 Portugal
1980s 1.73 0.9703 0.7643 Portugal
1990s 0.8008 0.5948 0.2061 Portugal
2000s 0.4066 0.3765 0.0302 Portugal
2010s 0.2953 0.2778 0.0175 Portugal
2020s 0.2549 0.2533 0.0015 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rates, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 0.2582 against 0.2386 in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Portugal and Spain?
0.0196, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for infant mortality rates?
Portugal ranks 210th and Spain ranks 211th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed