Iceland vs Portugal: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
22.1%
in 2016
Portugal
22.5%
in 2015
Iceland rank
19th
Portugal rank
18th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.5% against 22.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 18th of 122 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 18.7% | 2.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.8% | 3.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.1% | 1.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 22.5% against 22.1% in Iceland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 18th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.