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
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.