Italy vs Portugal: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes

Italy
4.0%
in 2018
Portugal
4.2%
in 2018
Italy rank
108th
Portugal rank
106th

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
01234199820082018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 106th of 169 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% Portugal
2000s 1.8% 2.8% 1.0% Portugal
2010s 3.1% 3.5% 0.5% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Italy and Portugal?
0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Italy ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 106th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 3,585 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.