Portugal vs Spain: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Portugal
79.91 Rate
in 2025
Spain
79.72 Rate
in 2025
Portugal rank
14th
Spain rank
16th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 79.91 Rate against 79.72 Rate in Spain, a difference of 0.19 Rate.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.92 Rate | 80.4 Rate | 0.4778 Rate | Spain |
| 2010s | 77.98 Rate | 81.88 Rate | 3.9 Rate | Spain |
| 2020s | 79.44 Rate | 81.08 Rate | 1.64 Rate | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 79.91 Rate against 79.72 Rate in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.19 Rate, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.