Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in south-western Europe whereas Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Portugal and Wales regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Portugal Bigger than Wales?
The total area of Portugal is 92,212 sq km and the total area of Wales is 20,779 sq km. Portugal is bigger than Wales by 71,433 sq km. Portugal is around 4.5 times bigger than Wales.
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Area of Wales: 8,023 sq mi (20,779 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Portugal estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 10,172,278.
According to the data from Eurostat, the population of Wales estimated as of 2019 was 3.136 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Portugal and Wales.
The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon and the capital city of Wales is Cardiff.
Official Languages
Portugal: Portuguese
Wales: Welsh and English
Human Development Index
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
HDI of Wales as of 2018: 0.883
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Wales 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 Wales:
52° 18′ 0″ N, 3° 36′ 0″ W
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