How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP

Portugal

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Spain

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Portugal rank

147th

Spain rank

148th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 147th and Spain ranks 148th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Spain
1970s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Spain
1980s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Portugal
1990s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Spain
2000s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Spain
2010s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2020s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp, Portugal or Spain?: Portugal, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp between Portugal and Spain?: 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp?: Portugal ranks 147th and Spain ranks 148th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.