Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

Portugal
19,319 current US$ per person
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,288 current US$ per person
in 2021
Portugal rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019952021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 19,319 current US$ per person against 1,288 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18,031 current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 15.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 184 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,661 current US$ per person 293.24 current US$ per person 1,368 current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 3,109 current US$ per person 551.53 current US$ per person 2,558 current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 9,184 current US$ per person 494.2 current US$ per person 8,690 current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 14,649 current US$ per person 769.09 current US$ per person 13,880 current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 17,457 current US$ per person 1,339 current US$ per person 16,118 current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 18,395 current US$ per person 1,249 current US$ per person 17,145 current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Portugal, at 19,319 current US$ per person against 1,288 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18,031 current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
Portugal ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,520 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.