Portugal vs Spain: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status
Portugal
20.2%
in 2025
Spain
19.7%
in 2025
Portugal rank
14th
Spain rank
17th
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 20.2% against 19.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 17th of 45 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.8% | 30.9% | 6.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.9% | 0.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subjective poverty by most frequent activity status, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 20.2% against 19.7% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subjective poverty by most frequent activity status between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 17th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.