Portugal vs Spain: Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital
Portugal
12.6%
in 2023
Spain
11.7%
in 2023
Portugal rank
16th
Spain rank
17th
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 12.6% against 11.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 48 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.9% | 12.7% | 2.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 12.6% against 11.7% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital?
- Portugal ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital environments (e.g. computer software, app development), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release