Country size comparison
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Portugal is about 2.6 times smaller than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Portugal is approximately 92,090 sq km, making Portugal 37.8% the size of United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (57.5 million fewer people live in Portugal).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of United Kingdom vs. Portugal uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Portugal vs. United Kingdom
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Portugal on top of United Kingdom
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Quality of Life Comparison · 10 statistics
Be 37.4% less likely to be unemployed in United Kingdom
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
United Kingdom is 57.9% more expensive than Portugal overall
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Moving from Portugal to United Kingdom · OECD 2019
17,000 people moved from Portugal to United Kingdom.
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