Portugal vs Spain: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
Portugal
3.3%
in 2025
Spain
2.7%
in 2025
Portugal rank
33rd
Spain rank
34th
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.3% against 2.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by household type - total population, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 3.3% against 2.7% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by household type - total population between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Portugal ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.