Italy vs Portugal: Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main
Italy
2.4%
in 2025
Portugal
1.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Portugal rank
34th
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.4% against 1.8% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 34th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 12.0% | 4.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 4.5% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 5.4% | 2.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 2.4% against 1.8% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main?
- Italy ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 34th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main reason declared and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.