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

Ireland
0.095 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.1029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
107th
Portugal rank
104th

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

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
0.050.10.150.2197319982023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1029 units per square kilometre against 0.095 units per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.0079 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 107th and Portugal ranks 104th of 200 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0571 units per square kilometre 0.1302 units per square kilometre 0.0731 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.0547 units per square kilometre 0.161 units per square kilometre 0.1063 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.053 units per square kilometre 0.146 units per square kilometre 0.093 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0645 units per square kilometre 0.1414 units per square kilometre 0.077 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.071 units per square kilometre 0.1426 units per square kilometre 0.0716 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0914 units per square kilometre 0.1052 units per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Ireland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.1029 units per square kilometre against 0.095 units per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Ireland and Portugal?
0.0079 units per square kilometre, with Portugal 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, male (number), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 107th and Portugal ranks 104th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (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, 5,828 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (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.