Development Ledger · Europe
Portugal
HDI rank 40 of 193High incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.890
+0.183 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.795
10.7% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
82.4 yrs
Expected schooling 17.5 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$41,064
Mean schooling 9.7 yrs
HDI over Time
Portugal against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.960
Education0.809
Income0.909
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.77. A child born today will be 77% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Portugal against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.