North America vs Portugal: Population, female, per capita
North America
0.4982 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.5237 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
24th
Portugal rank
22nd
Population, female, per capita over time
- North America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.5237 units per person against 0.4982 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0255 units per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 44 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5098 units per person | 0.5224 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.5123 units per person | 0.5219 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.5106 units per person | 0.5179 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5062 units per person | 0.5182 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.5025 units per person | 0.5186 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.4996 units per person | 0.5243 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.498 units per person | 0.524 units per person | 0.0259 units per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, per capita, North America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.5237 units per person against 0.4982 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, per capita between North America and Portugal?
- 0.0255 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Portugal rank globally for population, female, per capita?
- North America ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.