Italy vs Portugal: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households
Italy
21.3
in 2025
Portugal
21.4
in 2025
Italy rank
36th
Portugal rank
35th
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 21.4 against 21.3 in Italy, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 35th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.95 | 25.4 | 4.45 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 23.9 | 23.46 | 0.44 | Italy |
| 2020s | 24.15 | 19.65 | 4.5 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 21.4 against 21.3 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.1, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Italy ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 35th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.