Italy vs Portugal: Population census recently completed

Italy
1
in 2015
Portugal
1
in 2015
Italy rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Across the 27 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0.2 0.2 Portugal
1770s 1 0.8 0.2 Italy
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0.9 0.9 Portugal
1810s 0 0.1 0.1 Portugal
1820s 0 0.9 0.9 Portugal
1830s 0.2 0.6 0.4 Portugal
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 0.7 0.3 Italy
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 0.6 0.4 Italy
1880s 1 0.8 0.2 Italy
1890s 0.1 1 0.9 Portugal
1900s 0.9 1 0.1 Portugal
1910s 1 0.9 0.1 Italy
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 0.6 1 0.4 Portugal
1950s 0.9 1 0.1 Portugal
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 0.9 0.1 Italy
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population census recently completed, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2015.
What is the difference in population census recently completed between Italy and Portugal?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for population census recently completed?
Italy ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.