Portugal vs Spain: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population
Portugal
12
in 2025
Spain
7.8
in 2025
Portugal rank
17th
Spain rank
20th
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 12 against 7.8 in Spain, a difference of 4.2.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 38 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.03 | 4.37 | 6.67 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 8.93 | 3.69 | 5.24 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 10.18 | 6.35 | 3.83 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 12 against 7.8 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population between Portugal and Spain?
- 4.2, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Portugal ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.