Portugal vs United Kingdom: Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Financial
Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Financial over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 5.00 million against 4.05 million in Portugal, a difference of 950,000.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Portugal ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490,000 | 2.00 million | 1.51 million | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.20 million | 24.30 million | 23.10 million | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -1.02 million | 12.90 million | 13.92 million | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | -2.37 million | -13.00 million | 10.63 million | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, financial, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 5.00 million against 4.05 million in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, financial between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 950,000, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, financial?
- Portugal ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.