Real size
How big is Portugal really?
90,800 km²
35,000 sq mi · 58th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Jordan
Normal web maps draw it 1.7× too big
Portugal covers 90,800 km² (35,000 sq mi), about the size of Jordan. A normal web map draws it about 1.7 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 40°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 90,800 km²
- Size rank
- 110th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.7× too big
- Latitude
- 40°N
Countries about the same size
- JordanAbout the same size
- HungaryAbout the same size
- AzerbaijanPortugal is 1.1 times the size of Azerbaijan
- LiberiaLiberia is 1.1 times the size of Portugal
- South KoreaSouth Korea is 1.1 times the size of Portugal
Portugal through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Portugal?
- Portugal covers about 90,800 km² (35,000 sq mi). It is the 58th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Portugal look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Portugal about 1.7 times too big.
- Is Portugal bigger than Liberia?
- No. Liberia is about 1.1 times the size of Portugal.
- Is Portugal bigger than Jordan?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Portugal bigger than Hungary?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.