Mexico vs Portugal: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Mexico
6.89 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
6.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
121st
Portugal rank
123rd

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Portugal
468101214197119972023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 6.89 units per square kilometre against 6.54 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.35 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Mexico ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 123rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 5.75 units per square kilometre 12.99 units per square kilometre 7.24 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 7.69 units per square kilometre 13.43 units per square kilometre 5.74 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 7.47 units per square kilometre 10.2 units per square kilometre 2.73 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 7.59 units per square kilometre 8.38 units per square kilometre 0.7866 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 7.47 units per square kilometre 7.3 units per square kilometre 0.1725 units per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 7.01 units per square kilometre 6.47 units per square kilometre 0.5381 units per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Mexico or Portugal?
Mexico, at 6.89 units per square kilometre against 6.54 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Mexico and Portugal?
0.35 units per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 123rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.