Portugal
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
Portugal includes the Azores and Madeira, specks far out to the west and southwest.
- Capital
- Lisbon
- Continent
- Europe
More Europe quizzes - Land neighbours
- Spain
- Population
- 10,804,871 (2025)
- Total area
- 92,230 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 39.7° N, 8.0° W
Portugal at a glance
Portugal is a country in Europe. Its capital is Lisbon. Its only land neighbour is Spain.
Flag of Portugal
Portugal’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Mali and Senegal.
Portugal in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 10,804,871 | 89thof 195 | 13thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 92,230 km² | 109thof 194 | 18thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $346.6B | 44thof 182 | 18thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $32,082 | 37thof 182 | 23rdof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 82.4 years | 23rdof 195 | 15thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.41 | 158thof 195 | 21stof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $2,762 | 32ndof 191 | 23rdof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 61.5% | 104thof 195 | 34thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 88.5% | 65thof 180 | 34thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 36.2% | 76thof 191 | 15thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.32 t | 79thof 181 | 34thof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Portugal compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 10,804,871 | 92,230 km² | $32,082 |
| Spain | 49,355,143 | 505,976 km² | $38,627 |
Quizzes featuring Portugal
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Europe
- Capitals of Europe
- Europe Country Shapes
New every day: Daily Country Shape and Daily Higher or Lower. All daily puzzles
Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Portugal · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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