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Portugal and France
The same question asked of every column. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide and say so.
The widest gap is Public spending on them: France €24,346 against Portugal €11,542, 2.11× apart.
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Where €100 of public spending goes
Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.
Portugal
France
Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.
Frequently asked: Portugal and France
Which covers more ground: Portugal or France?
The gap is 6.92×: France 638,475, Portugal 92,226. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure
Where do more people live: Portugal or France?
The gap is 6.41×: France 68.9m, Portugal 10.7m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure
Which spends more on health per resident: Portugal or France?
The gap is 2.04×: France €3,803, Portugal €1,862. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Which government spends more per resident: Portugal or France?
The gap is 2.11×: France €24,346, Portugal €11,542. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Where is more tax raised per resident: Portugal or France?
The gap is 80.7%: France €19,244, Portugal €10,648. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. Eurostat · Tax raised per person · 2025. See the figure
Who has more to spend, the typical person in Portugal or France?
The gap is 82.9%: France €26,459, Portugal €14,465. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. Eurostat · Disposable income per person, Average net income, & Disposable income by age · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Portugal or France?
The gap is 61.3%: France 534, Portugal 331. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure
Where does more energy come from renewables: Portugal or France?
The gap is 12.8 points: Portugal 36.7%, France 23.9%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure
Where do more adults hold a degree: Portugal or France?
The gap is 12.1 points: France 44.8%, Portugal 32.7%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. Eurostat · With a degree · 2025. See the figure
Where are more children born per woman: Portugal or France?
The gap is 14.2%: France 1.61, Portugal 1.41. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024. See the figure
Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.