Portugal vs Thailand: Population density
Portugal
95.56 people per km²
in 2100
Thailand
89.17 people per km²
in 2100
Portugal rank
126th
Thailand rank
129th
Population density over time
- Portugal
- Thailand
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 95.56 people per km² against 89.17 people per km² in Thailand, a difference of 6.39 people per km².
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 126th and Thailand ranks 129th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 38 and Thailand in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.01 people per km² | 1.98 people per km² | 4.03 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1100s | 7.51 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | 5.14 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1200s | 9.02 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 6.25 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1300s | 12.52 people per km² | 3.16 people per km² | 9.36 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1400s | 9.02 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | 5.46 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1500s | 12.52 people per km² | 3.95 people per km² | 8.57 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1600s | 20.03 people per km² | 4.45 people per km² | 15.59 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1700s | 20.03 people per km² | 4.94 people per km² | 15.09 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1710s | 26.49 people per km² | 4.98 people per km² | 21.51 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1720s | 27.35 people per km² | 5.07 people per km² | 22.28 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1730s | 27.91 people per km² | 5.17 people per km² | 22.74 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1740s | 28.48 people per km² | 5.26 people per km² | 23.22 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1750s | 29.06 people per km² | 5.36 people per km² | 23.7 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1760s | 29.66 people per km² | 5.46 people per km² | 24.2 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1770s | 30.26 people per km² | 5.56 people per km² | 24.7 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1780s | 30.88 people per km² | 5.66 people per km² | 25.21 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1790s | 31.51 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | 25.74 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1800s | 31.28 people per km² | 6.5 people per km² | 24.78 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1810s | 34.25 people per km² | 8.1 people per km² | 26.15 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1820s | 36.93 people per km² | 9.28 people per km² | 27.65 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1830s | 39.14 people per km² | 9.65 people per km² | 29.49 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1840s | 40.97 people per km² | 10.03 people per km² | 30.95 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1850s | 42.56 people per km² | 10.48 people per km² | 32.08 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1860s | 45.25 people per km² | 11.03 people per km² | 34.21 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1870s | 48.58 people per km² | 11.74 people per km² | 36.84 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1880s | 52.32 people per km² | 12.64 people per km² | 39.67 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1890s | 56.65 people per km² | 13.75 people per km² | 42.9 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1900s | 61.24 people per km² | 15.36 people per km² | 45.89 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1910s | 64.83 people per km² | 17.78 people per km² | 47.05 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1920s | 69.4 people per km² | 21.69 people per km² | 47.71 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1930s | 78.23 people per km² | 27.28 people per km² | 50.95 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1940s | 87.34 people per km² | 34.68 people per km² | 52.67 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1950s | 94.26 people per km² | 45.26 people per km² | 49.01 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1960s | 96.74 people per km² | 60.25 people per km² | 36.5 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1970s | 99.69 people per km² | 79.06 people per km² | 20.63 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1980s | 108.45 people per km² | 97.44 people per km² | 11.01 people per km² | Portugal |
| 1990s | 109.68 people per km² | 114.73 people per km² | 5.05 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2000s | 114.29 people per km² | 128.54 people per km² | 14.24 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2010s | 113.78 people per km² | 137.51 people per km² | 23.73 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2020s | 113.44 people per km² | 140.12 people per km² | 26.68 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2030s | 111.54 people per km² | 138.13 people per km² | 26.58 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2040s | 108.62 people per km² | 133.58 people per km² | 24.96 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2050s | 104.83 people per km² | 126.18 people per km² | 21.34 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2060s | 100.84 people per km² | 117.26 people per km² | 16.41 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2070s | 97.81 people per km² | 108.59 people per km² | 10.78 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2080s | 96.44 people per km² | 100.52 people per km² | 4.08 people per km² | Thailand |
| 2090s | 95.87 people per km² | 93.01 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | Portugal |
| 2100s | 95.56 people per km² | 89.17 people per km² | 6.39 people per km² | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Portugal or Thailand?
- Portugal, at 95.56 people per km² against 89.17 people per km² in Thailand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Portugal and Thailand?
- 6.39 people per km², with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Thailand?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Portugal and Thailand rank globally for population density?
- Portugal ranks 126th and Thailand ranks 129th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.