Canada vs Portugal: Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Canada
130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Portugal
139.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day
in 2021
Canada rank
3rd
Portugal rank
2nd
Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 139.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Canada, a difference of 9.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 2nd of 30 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.47 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 95.25 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 1.78 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | Portugal |
| 2020s | 126.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 135.3 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | 9.1 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 139.6 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day against 130.4 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Portugal?
- 9.2 daily dose per 1,000 inhabitants per day, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 2nd of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Antidepressant drug consumption per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Daily intake of antidepressants per 1,000 people, calculated as the 'defined daily dose'. Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.