Ireland vs Portugal: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre

Ireland
0.517 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.4662 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
74th
Portugal rank
77th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
0.20.40.6197319982023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.517 units per square kilometre against 0.4662 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0508 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Portugal ahead.

Ireland ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 77th of 200 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 0.1334 units per square kilometre 0.5471 units per square kilometre 0.4137 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.173 units per square kilometre 0.6607 units per square kilometre 0.4877 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.1737 units per square kilometre 0.6424 units per square kilometre 0.4687 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.3447 units per square kilometre 0.5967 units per square kilometre 0.252 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.3991 units per square kilometre 0.5584 units per square kilometre 0.1593 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.4998 units per square kilometre 0.4663 units per square kilometre 0.0335 units per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Ireland or Portugal?
Ireland, at 0.517 units per square kilometre against 0.4662 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Ireland and Portugal?
0.0508 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 77th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 5,856 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.