What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per capita between Portugal and Spain?

14.91 units per person, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Spain: SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita

Portugal

257.38 units per person

in 2025

Spain

242.47 units per person

in 2025

Portugal rank

49th

Spain rank

51st

SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 257.38 units per person against 242.47 units per person in Spain, a difference of 14.91 units per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 51st of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	0.1852 units per person	3.34 units per person	3.15 units per person	Spain
1980s	5.17 units per person	7.65 units per person	2.48 units per person	Spain
1990s	5.31 units per person	7.54 units per person	2.23 units per person	Spain
2000s	12.22 units per person	12.36 units per person	0.1417 units per person	Spain
2010s	77.51 units per person	60.61 units per person	16.9 units per person	Portugal
2020s	232.26 units per person	216.22 units per person	16.04 units per person	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sdr allocation, sdr, per capita, Portugal or Spain?: Portugal, at 257.38 units per person against 242.47 units per person in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per capita between Portugal and Spain?: 14.91 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for sdr allocation, sdr, per capita?: Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 51st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

SDR Allocation, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.