Europe · Southern Europe
Capital: Lisbon
Portugal
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Portugal in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #47
Portugal's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
10.8M
#89 of 196
55th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$346.64B
#45 of 196
77th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$4.64B
#50 of 196
75th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$4.95B
#31 of 196
85th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$39.16B
#44 of 196
78th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Lisbon
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Country code
- PRT
- Neighbors
- Spain
Three interesting facts
Portugal shares land borders with 1 country: Spain.
Portugal spans roughly 92,090 square kilometers, placing it around 109th by area in this factbook.
Portugal has only one land neighbor, creating an unusually concentrated overland connection.
Geography
Portugal on the map
Portugal is located in Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain. Its terrain is the west-flowing Tagus River divides the country: the north is mountainous toward the interior, while the south is characterized by rolling plains. The climate is maritime temperate, cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south. In area, the country is slightly smaller than Virginia.
Economy
Economic profile
Portugal's economy is characterized by high-income EU and eurozone economy, strong services sector led by tourism and banking, tight labor market, growth driven by private consumption, trade surplus, and public investment from EU funds, declining public debt. Major industries include textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper and pulp, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, automobiles and auto parts, base metals, minerals, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications, dairy products, wine, other foodstuffs, ship construction and refurbishment, tourism, plastics, financial services, optics. Important agricultural products include milk, tomatoes, olives, grapes, maize, pork, potatoes, chicken, apples, oranges (2023). Notable exports include cars, garments, vehicle parts/accessories, unpackaged medicine, refined petroleum (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Portugal has an estimated population of 10,749,635. Languages spoken include Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used). The population includes Portuguese 95%, citizens from Portugal&rsquo, s former colonies in Africa, Asia (Han Chinese), and South America (Brazilian) and other foreign born 5%. The urban population represents 67.9% of total population (2023).
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