Ireland vs Portugal: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.612 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.5691 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
85th
Portugal rank
87th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.612 units per square kilometre against 0.5691 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0429 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.

Ireland ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 87th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1933 units per square kilometre 0.6691 units per square kilometre 0.4758 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.2202 units per square kilometre 0.7726 units per square kilometre 0.5524 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.2303 units per square kilometre 0.7965 units per square kilometre 0.5662 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.3838 units per square kilometre 0.7357 units per square kilometre 0.3519 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.4701 units per square kilometre 0.701 units per square kilometre 0.2309 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.5912 units per square kilometre 0.5714 units per square kilometre 0.0197 units per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Ireland or Portugal?
Ireland, at 0.612 units per square kilometre against 0.5691 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Ireland and Portugal?
0.0429 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 87th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, 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, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.