Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in south-western Europe whereas the United Kingdom is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Portugal and the United Kingdom regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Portugal Bigger than the United Kingdom?
The total area of Portugal is 92,212 sq km and the total area of the United Kingdom is 242,495 sq km. Portugal is smaller than the United Kingdom by 150,283 sq km. Portugal is around 2.7 times smaller than the United Kingdom.
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Area of the United Kingdom: 93,628 sq mi ( 242,495 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Portugal estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 10,172,285.
According to the data from Worldometer, the current population of the United Kingdom estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 68,183,050.
Here is some more data comparison between Portugal and the United Kingdom.
The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon and the capital city of the United Kingdom is London.
Official Languages
Portugal: Portuguese
The United Kingdom: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
HDI of the United Kingdom as of 2019: 0.932
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
The United Kingdom Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
Coordinates of the United Kingdom:
55° 0′ 0″ N, 3° 0′ 0″ W
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