Portugal

EuropeCapital city: LisbonCapital metro: LisbonPrime Minister: Luís MontenegroPresident: António José Seguro
2026 population
10.7M
Rank #89 globally
Area
92k km² (36k sq mi)
Metros tracked
31
82% of population in metros
Composite score
87.0
Rank #29 globally
At a glance
Official language
Portuguese
Currency
Euro (€)
Government
Republic
Legislature
Assembly of the Republic
Demonym
Portuguese
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+351
Internet TLD
.pt
ISO 3166
PT
Established
1128
Highest point
Mount Pico (2,351 m (7,713 ft))
National anthem
A Portuguesa

Facts via Wikidata.

Economy and developmentHigh income
Human Dev. Index
#39 / 192
0.890
World Bank · 2023
GDP
#45 / 194
$346.6B
World Bank · 2025
GDP per capita
#42 / 194
$32.1k
World Bank · 2025
GDP/capita (PPP)
#39 / 191
$51.7k
World Bank · 2024
GNI/capita (Atlas)
#40 / 193
$29.9k
World Bank · 2025
Life expectancy
#23 / 195
82.4 yrs
World Bank · 2024
Median age
46.2 yrs
World Bank · 2023
Urban population
#104 / 195
61%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. growth
1.0%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. density
#76 / 194
115/km²
World Bank · 2023
Foreign-born
#58 / 194
10.8%
World Bank · 2024
Rule of law
#35 / 175
0.89
World Bank · 2025
Gini index
#72 / 167
33.9
World Bank · 2023
Internet users
#67 / 194
88%
World Bank · 2024
Inflation
#69 / 186
2.3%
World Bank · 2025

Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.

Alliances & Organisations4 full memberships

Security

Political & Economic

Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer

Leadership History56 leaders · click to expand

Third Republic

António José Seguro✦ Current

2026Present

President

Tenure: 2026–presentIndependent (former Socialist)

Luís Montenegro✦ Current

2024Present

Prime Minister

Tenure: 2024–presentSocial Democratic Party

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

20162026

President

Tenure: 2016–2026Social Democratic Party

António Costa

20152024

Prime Minister

Tenure: 2015–2024Socialist Party

Pedro Passos Coelho

20112015

Prime Minister

Tenure: 2011–2015Social Democratic Party

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

20062016

President

Tenure: 2006–2016Social Democratic Party

José Sócrates

20052011

Prime Minister

Tenure: 2005–2011Socialist Party

José Manuel Durão Barroso

20022004

Prime Minister

Tenure: 2002–2004Social Democratic Party

Jorge Sampaio

19962006

President

Tenure: 1996–2006Socialist Party

António Guterres

19952002

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1995–2002Socialist Party

Mário Soares

19861996

President

Tenure: 1986–1996Socialist Party

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

19851995

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1985–1995Social Democratic Party

Mário Soares

19761978

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1976–1978, 1983–1985Socialist Party

António Ramalho Eanes

19761986

President

Tenure: 1976–1986Independent (military)

António de Spínola

19741974

President

Tenure: 1974Military (Junta of National Salvation)

Estado Novo

⚠️ Marcello Caetano

19681974

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1968–1974National Union / Popular National Action

⚠️ António de Oliveira Salazar

19321968

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1932–1968National Union

First Republic

Manuel de Arriaga

19111915

President

Tenure: 1911–1915Republican

Teófilo Braga

19101911

President

Tenure: 1910–1911 (provisional), 1915Republican

Constitutional Monarchy

👑 Manuel II

19081910

Monarch

Tenure: 1908–1910

👑 Carlos I

18891908

Monarch

Tenure: 1889–1908

Kingdom of Portugal — House of Braganza

👑 Luís I

18611889

Monarch

Tenure: 1861–1889

👑 Pedro V

18531861

Monarch

Tenure: 1853–1861

👑 Fernando II

18371853

Monarch

Tenure: 1837–1853King jure uxoris, co-monarch with Maria II

👑 Maria II

18341853

Monarch

Tenure: 1834–1853Second reign, restored

👑 Miguel I

18281834

Monarch

Tenure: 1828–1834Usurped the throne

👑 Maria II

18261828

Monarch

Tenure: 1826–1828First reign, deposed by Miguel I

👑 Pedro IV

18261826

Monarch

Tenure: 1826Also Emperor Pedro I of Brazil

👑 Pedro III

17771786

Monarch

Tenure: 1777–1786King jure uxoris, co-monarch with Maria I

👑 Maria I

17771816

Monarch

Tenure: 1777–1816Queen of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1815

👑 José I

17501777

Monarch

Tenure: 1750–1777

👑 João V

17061750

Monarch

Tenure: 1706–1750

👑 Pedro II

16831706

Monarch

Tenure: 1683–1706Regent from 1668

👑 Afonso VI

16561683

Monarch

Tenure: 1656–1683

👑 João IV

16401656

Monarch

Tenure: 1640–1656Restoration of independence

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

👑 João VI

18161826

Monarch

Tenure: 1816–1826Ruled from Rio de Janeiro until 1821

Kingdom of Portugal — Philippine Dynasty (Iberian Union)

👑 Filipe III

16211640

Monarch

Tenure: 1621–1640Philip IV of Spain

👑 Filipe II

15981621

Monarch

Tenure: 1598–1621Philip III of Spain

👑 Filipe I

15801598

Monarch

Tenure: 1580–1598Philip II of Spain

Kingdom of Portugal — House of Aviz

👑 Henrique

15781580

Monarch

Tenure: 1578–1580

👑 Sebastião

15571578

Monarch

Tenure: 1557–1578Lost at Alcácer Quibir

👑 João III

15211557

Monarch

Tenure: 1521–1557

👑 Manuel I

14951521

Monarch

Tenure: 1495–1521

👑 João II

14811495

Monarch

Tenure: 1481–1495

👑 Afonso V

14381481

Monarch

Tenure: 1438–1481

👑 Duarte

14331438

Monarch

Tenure: 1433–1438

👑 João I

13851433

Monarch

Tenure: 1385–1433Elected after the 1383–85 crisis

Kingdom of Portugal — House of Burgundy

👑 Fernando I

13671383

Monarch

Tenure: 1367–13831383–85 interregnum followed

👑 Pedro I

13571367

Monarch

Tenure: 1357–1367

👑 Afonso IV

13251357

Monarch

Tenure: 1325–1357

👑 Dinis

12791325

Monarch

Tenure: 1279–1325

👑 Afonso III

12481279

Monarch

Tenure: 1248–1279

👑 Sancho II

12231247

Monarch

Tenure: 1223–1247Deposed

👑 Afonso II

12111223

Monarch

Tenure: 1211–1223

👑 Sancho I

11851211

Monarch

Tenure: 1185–1211

👑 Afonso I

11391185

Monarch

Tenure: 1139–1185Founder
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
Today
Minor#28 · 0.7%
3%5%8%10%160017001800190019502000
Power (headline share)Latent (material mass)Recognised (standing)
Portugal · share of world power, 1500–2026

The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.

Billionaires1 · $7.9B combined · click to expand
DiversifiedEnergy, investments

Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.

National Teams

Portugal on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

National Teams Champions

Every major championship won by Portugal's national teams, newest first. 1 in total.

2016· 2016-07-10
League Hubs

Domestic league portals that operate in Portugal: 1 league.

Administrative subdivisions

20 entries listed under Portugal across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Autonomous Regions (2)

Portugal metro footprint

31 metros
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31 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

31 tracked metros