Portugal vs Slovakia

Portugal and Slovakia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Portugal has about 2 times as many people as Slovakia: 10.8 million against 5.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Portugal ($32,082) is 12% higher than in Slovakia ($28,544) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Portugal (1.9%) than in Slovakia (0.8%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Slovakia (4%) than in Portugal (2.3%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Portugal (6.2%) than in Slovakia (5.4%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Portugal can expect to live 4 years longer than one born in Slovakia: 82.4 years against 78.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Portugal is older: half of its people are over 46.2 years, against 41.3 years in Slovakia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Slovakia (89.8%) than in Portugal (88.5%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Slovakia (5.5 tonnes) are 67% higher than in Portugal (3.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Slovakia (40.3%) than in Portugal (36.6%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2024.