Portugal
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
96.9 / 100
Rank
#16
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
98.4
Education
97.2
Poverty & Water
97.4
Adolescent & Digital
92.6
Protection
99.3
Environment & Exposure
95.1
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 3.20 | 2024 | 98.7 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 3.20 | 2016 | 96.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 99.00 | 2024 | 99.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 1.10 | 2016 | 98.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 97.56 | 2017 | 97.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 94.66 | 2017 | 94.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 99.44 | 2011 | 99.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.40 | 2023 | 99.6 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 95.22 | 2024 | 95.2 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 6.57 | 2024 | 96.7 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 88.49 | 2024 | 88.5 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2020 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.72 | 2022 | 98.6 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 8.77 | 2023 | 91.2 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 99.00 | 2024 | 99.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 96.4 (v1.0) to 96.9 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +0.6 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Portugal.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Portugal itself.
Its rank moved from #28 to #16; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.