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Portugal vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Portugal has a population of 10.7M (ranked 90/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Portugal's land area is 35,369 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 108th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Portugal Vanuatu
Population
10687819
341110
Population rank 92/197 174/197
GDP
$309B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 47/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$28,844
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 44/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,617
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$293B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.8%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$27,381
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 26/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,657
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
35,369 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
47.5 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Portugal and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Portugal and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Portugal

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Portugal Vanuatu
1960 $3,339,150,158 -
1961 $3,573,719,085 -
1962 $3,835,883,663 -
1963 $4,084,251,593 -
1964 $4,429,202,657 -
1965 $4,901,711,248 -
1966 $5,370,108,031 -
1967 $6,002,607,030 -
1968 $6,644,693,214 -
1969 $7,287,555,035 -
1970 $8,108,235,704 -
1971 $9,201,604,240 -
1972 $11,239,117,865 -
1973 $15,090,564,186 -
1974 $17,512,391,476 -
1975 $19,347,607,843 -
1976 $20,332,831,565 -
1977 $21,439,523,311 -
1978 $23,487,614,051 -
1979 $26,622,819,672 $119,258,835
1980 $32,896,519,824 $121,185,498
1981 $31,977,276,873 $113,781,796
1982 $30,527,754,793 $114,501,913
1983 $27,239,650,742 $117,389,554
1984 $25,217,969,050 $144,482,515
1985 $27,115,807,742 $131,856,421
1986 $38,745,901,354 $126,498,935
1987 $48,182,925,857 $139,464,174
1988 $56,347,250,696 $158,351,368
1989 $60,594,092,182 $154,013,202
1990 $78,713,860,217 $168,879,207
1991 $89,233,599,278 $201,334,169
1992 $107,592,098,307 $209,088,825
1993 $95,009,751,901 $200,491,853
1994 $99,688,641,304 $233,701,301
1995 $118,122,007,430 $249,333,250
1996 $122,630,089,680 $261,370,044
1997 $117,016,535,163 $272,771,209
1998 $123,946,327,916 $262,293,411
1999 $127,470,385,557 $268,006,973
2000 $118,605,192,877 $272,014,628
2001 $121,604,107,165 $257,926,882
2002 $134,795,565,549 $262,596,536
2003 $165,226,175,537 $314,471,413
2004 $189,382,122,532 $364,996,869
2005 $197,253,876,705 $394,962,433
2006 $208,756,449,276 $439,358,587
2007 $240,496,147,317 $516,392,923
2008 $263,416,394,624 $590,748,429
2009 $244,667,762,836 $592,622,319
2010 $238,443,864,993 $670,712,980
2011 $245,426,767,676 $770,153,588
2012 $216,536,676,772 $747,839,698
2013 $226,677,408,292 $758,304,466
2014 $230,078,616,300 $773,717,011
2015 $199,038,523,120 $759,690,181
2016 $206,305,431,242 $804,323,577
2017 $220,862,990,767 $880,043,284
2018 $242,092,894,543 $914,727,908
2019 $240,115,970,063 $936,526,268
2020 $229,618,773,423 $909,421,044
2021 $256,055,879,091 $982,362,212
2022 $256,898,675,069 $1,030,654,208
2023 $289,696,962,620 $1,126,313,359
2024 $308,683,317,393 $1,161,251,868

Portugal and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Portugal

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Portugal Vanuatu
1960 $377 -
1961 $400 -
1962 $426 -
1963 $452 -
1964 $490 -
1965 $545 -
1966 $601 -
1967 $676 -
1968 $752 -
1969 $832 -
1970 $934 -
1971 $1,065 -
1972 $1,302 -
1973 $1,748 -
1974 $2,000 -
1975 $2,128 -
1976 $2,173 -
1977 $2,267 -
1978 $2,457 -
1979 $2,756 $1,055
1980 $3,368 $1,048
1981 $3,246 $962
1982 $3,080 $946
1983 $2,735 $947
1984 $2,523 $1,137
1985 $2,705 $1,012
1986 $3,862 $946
1987 $4,804 $1,017
1988 $5,624 $1,125
1989 $6,056 $1,067
1990 $7,885 $1,141
1991 $8,959 $1,326
1992 $10,811 $1,344
1993 $9,535 $1,257
1994 $9,977 $1,431
1995 $11,781 $1,492
1996 $12,185 $1,529
1997 $11,576 $1,562
1998 $12,199 $1,471
1999 $12,475 $1,472
2000 $11,526 $1,460
2001 $11,735 $1,350
2002 $12,937 $1,341
2003 $15,798 $1,567
2004 $18,064 $1,774
2005 $18,780 $1,874
2006 $19,839 $2,035
2007 $22,811 $2,334
2008 $24,949 $2,604
2009 $23,151 $2,546
2010 $22,552 $2,815
2011 $23,247 $3,163
2012 $20,593 $3,005
2013 $21,676 $2,980
2014 $22,121 $2,973
2015 $19,216 $2,855
2016 $19,980 $2,956
2017 $21,442 $3,160
2018 $23,541 $3,207
2019 $23,343 $3,207
2020 $22,299 $3,043
2021 $24,711 $3,212
2022 $24,621 $3,292
2023 $27,386 $3,515
2024 $28,844 $3,543

Portugal vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Portugal

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Portugal Vanuatu
1950 58.5 43.9
1951 58.7 42.2
1952 59.8 45.3
1953 61.1 45.8
1954 62.2 46.5
1955 61.4 47.1
1956 61.2 47.7
1957 61.4 48.2
1958 63.7 48.7
1959 62.9 49.3
1960 64.1 49.8
1961 62.8 50.4
1962 64.3 50.9
1963 64.9 51.5
1964 65.1 52
1965 66.1 52.5
1966 65.6 53.1
1967 66.5 53.7
1968 66.8 54.2
1969 66.4 54.8
1970 67.1 55.3
1971 66.8 55.9
1972 69.2 56.4
1973 68.6 57
1974 69.1 57.6
1975 68.8 58.1
1976 69.1 58.7
1977 70.3 59.2
1978 70.8 59.9
1979 71.6 60.9
1980 71.7 61.3
1981 71.9 61.9
1982 72.7 62.5
1983 72.7 63.1
1984 72.9 63.5
1985 73.2 63.9
1986 73.6 64.6
1987 74.1 64.4
1988 74.1 65.7
1989 74.7 66
1990 74.3 66.7
1991 74.2 67.1
1992 74.9 67.4
1993 74.8 67.7
1994 75.7 68
1995 75.5 68.1
1996 75.5 68.2
1997 75.9 68.3
1998 76.1 68.4
1999 76.3 67.9
2000 76.8 68.6
2001 77.2 68.7
2002 77.4 68.8
2003 77.6 68.9
2004 78.4 69
2005 78.3 69.2
2006 79.1 69.1
2007 79.3 69.1
2008 79.6 69.3
2009 79.8 69.4
2010 80.1 69.6
2011 80.6 69.7
2012 80.6 69.9
2013 80.9 70
2014 81.3 70
2015 81.3 70.2
2016 81.4 70.4
2017 81.7 70.5
2018 81.6 70.6
2019 82 70.8
2020 81.4 70.4
2021 81.4 70
2022 81.2 71.3
2023 82.4 71.5
2024 82.6 71.7
2025 82.7 71.8

Portugal and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Portugal

Vanuatu
Year Population
Portugal Vanuatu
1960 8,857,716 64,431
1961 8,929,316 66,264
1962 8,993,985 68,174
1963 9,030,355 70,159
1964 9,035,365 72,219
1965 8,998,595 74,358
1966 8,930,990 76,590
1967 8,874,520 78,921
1968 8,836,650 81,314
1969 8,757,705 83,755
1970 8,680,431 86,266
1971 8,643,756 88,862
1972 8,630,430 91,562
1973 8,633,100 94,362
1974 8,754,365 97,260
1975 9,093,470 100,269
1976 9,355,810 103,388
1977 9,455,675 106,618
1978 9,558,250 109,963
1979 9,661,265 113,040
1980 9,766,312 115,660
1981 9,851,362 118,249
1982 9,911,771 121,035
1983 9,957,865 123,998
1984 9,996,232 127,109
1985 10,023,613 130,356
1986 10,032,734 133,720
1987 10,030,031 137,187
1988 10,019,610 140,756
1989 10,005,000 144,393
1990 9,983,218 148,063
1991 9,960,235 151,793
1992 9,952,494 155,608
1993 9,964,675 159,463
1994 9,991,525 163,314
1995 10,026,176 167,137
1996 10,063,945 170,911
1997 10,108,977 174,626
1998 10,160,196 178,313
1999 10,217,828 182,048
2000 10,289,898 186,281
2001 10,362,722 191,031
2002 10,419,631 195,863
2003 10,458,821 200,746
2004 10,483,861 205,711
2005 10,503,330 210,760
2006 10,522,288 215,923
2007 10,542,964 221,276
2008 10,558,177 226,896
2009 10,568,247 232,731
2010 10,573,100 238,248
2011 10,557,560 243,474
2012 10,514,844 248,883
2013 10,457,295 254,482
2014 10,401,062 260,240
2015 10,358,076 266,101
2016 10,325,452 272,087
2017 10,300,300 278,507
2018 10,283,822 285,259
2019 10,286,263 291,985
2020 10,297,081 298,858
2021 10,361,831 305,868
2022 10,434,332 313,046
2023 10,578,174 320,409
2024 10,701,636 327,777

Fertility rates in Portugal and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Portugal

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Portugal Vanuatu
1960 3.16 6.78
1961 3.21 6.73
1962 3.23 6.67
1963 3.12 6.62
1964 3.21 6.57
1965 3.15 6.52
1966 3.16 6.51
1967 3.16 6.51
1968 3.12 6.46
1969 3.12 6.41
1970 3.01 6.35
1971 3 6.29
1972 2.86 6.23
1973 2.77 6.15
1974 2.7 6.06
1975 2.75 5.98
1976 2.82 5.89
1977 2.69 5.81
1978 2.45 5.77
1979 2.31 5.73
1980 2.25 5.69
1981 2.13 5.65
1982 2.07 5.6
1983 1.95 5.55
1984 1.9 5.49
1985 1.72 5.43
1986 1.66 5.38
1987 1.62 5.33
1988 1.61 5.27
1989 1.57 5.21
1990 1.56 5.17
1991 1.56 5.13
1992 1.54 5.09
1993 1.52 5.02
1994 1.45 4.94
1995 1.41 4.85
1996 1.44 4.75
1997 1.47 4.66
1998 1.47 4.6
1999 1.5 4.56
2000 1.55 4.54
2001 1.45 4.5
2002 1.46 4.38
2003 1.44 4.29
2004 1.4 4.21
2005 1.41 4.13
2006 1.37 4.1
2007 1.35 4.12
2008 1.39 4.16
2009 1.34 4.16
2010 1.39 4.13
2011 1.35 4.09
2012 1.28 4.06
2013 1.21 4.04
2014 1.24 4
2015 1.31 3.95
2016 1.37 3.92
2017 1.38 3.88
2018 1.42 3.83
2019 1.44 3.79
2020 1.42 3.74
2021 1.35 3.7
2022 1.43 3.65
2023 1.44 3.6

Portugal and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Portugal

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Portugal Vanuatu
1960 27.9 17.7
1961 28.1 17.6
1962 28.3 17.5
1963 28.5 17.4
1964 28.7 17.3
1965 28.8 17.2
1966 29 17.1
1967 29.1 17.1
1968 29.2 17
1969 29.4 17
1970 29.6 17
1971 29.7 17
1972 29.6 17
1973 29.6 17
1974 29.7 17.1
1975 29.7 17.1
1976 29.8 17.1
1977 29.9 17.2
1978 30 17.3
1979 30.3 17.5
1980 30.6 17.6
1981 30.8 17.7
1982 31.1 17.7
1983 31.4 17.7
1984 31.7 17.7
1985 32.1 17.7
1986 32.5 17.8
1987 32.9 17.8
1988 33.3 17.8
1989 33.7 17.8
1990 34.2 17.8
1991 34.6 17.9
1992 35 17.8
1993 35.4 17.7
1994 35.7 17.7
1995 36.1 17.8
1996 36.4 18
1997 36.8 18
1998 37.1 18
1999 37.4 18
2000 37.7 18.2
2001 38 18.5
2002 38.3 18.7
2003 38.6 18.9
2004 39 19.2
2005 39.4 19.4
2006 39.8 19.6
2007 40.2 19.9
2008 40.6 20.1
2009 41 20.3
2010 41.5 20.5
2011 41.9 20.6
2012 42.4 20.8
2013 42.9 20.9
2014 43.4 21
2015 43.8 21.1
2016 44.3 21.1
2017 44.7 21.2
2018 45.2 21.2
2019 45.6 21.2
2020 46.1 21.2
2021 46.5 21.2
2022 46.8 21.2
2023 47.2 21.2
2024 47.5 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Portugal Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$285B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43.7%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.55%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.52%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
52,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.52%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.43%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
18.4%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
70.5
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.9%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
3%
2019
Number of millionaires
171,797
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.95%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
40
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$61.9B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$42.4B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,208,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.2%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
91.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Portugal Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,853 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.6
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
36.2 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.42 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.1%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
32.3%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
14.9%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
77.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
64.9%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Portugal Vanuatu
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+20,648
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.3
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2021
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.8%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
27.3%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Portugal Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,744
2023
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$817
2023
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.77
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
30.2 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.2
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.5%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
25.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.88 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Portugal Vanuatu
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,305 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,328 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,788 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
665 mi
2000

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