Europe · Southern Europe
Portugal
Portugal covers about 91,400 km² (35,300 mi²), the 112th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Western Sahara, at about 90,500 km².
- 91,400km²Area, main territory
- 10.3 millionPopulation
- 2.98In Belgiums
500 km
- Portugal
Facts
| Area, main territory | 91,400 km²35,300 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 92,200 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 2.98 |
| Capital | Lisbon |
| Population | 10.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 113 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 42°N |
| In other languages | ポルトガル 日本語 · 葡萄牙 中文 · 포르투갈 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#18 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Portugal
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 186× the size of Portugal.
- At 113 people per km², Portugal is the 60th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large in area, so Portugal looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Portugal's main territory stretches about 1,020 km north to south and 2,120 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 92,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 91,400 km², to within 2%.
How Portugal measures up
Portugal holds 0.4% of the land area and 1.4% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Southern Europe it is the 4th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91,400 km² | 111th of 239 |
| Population | 10.3 million | 90th of 237 |
| Density | 113 per km² | 60th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 39.6°N | 58th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Portugal is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 2.98× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.37× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.26× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.24× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.17× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Portugal sits
- Portugal's centre lies at 39.6°N, 8.6°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 4,400 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 30°N to 42°N, about 1,350 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Portugal had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Portugal would have 114.5 million people. It has 10.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Portugal would have 340,000 people. It has 10.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 6.6 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Portugal#18 · 91,400 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11