Mexico vs Portugal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Mexico
0.4266 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.4037 units per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
21st
Portugal rank
24th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Mexico
- Portugal
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.4266 units per person against 0.4037 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0229 units per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Mexico ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2812 units per person | 0.2828 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3237 units per person | 0.3402 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3638 units per person | 0.3662 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3913 units per person | 0.378 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.4031 units per person | 0.3825 units per person | 0.0207 units per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.4083 units per person | 0.4012 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.4212 units per person | 0.41 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Mexico or Portugal?
- Mexico, at 0.4266 units per person against 0.4037 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Mexico and Portugal?
- 0.0229 units per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.