Portugal vs Small states: Container port traffic

Portugal
3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Small states
8.82 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2019
Portugal rank
37th
Small states rank
35th

Container port traffic over time

  • Portugal
  • Small states
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M201020172024

How they compare

Small states currently reports 8.82 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Portugal, a difference of 5.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Small states's figure about 2.5 times Portugal's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 37th and Small states ranks 35th of 167 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Portugal or Small states?
Small states, at 8.82 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Portugal and Small states?
5.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Small states?
10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Small states rank globally for container port traffic?
Portugal ranks 37th and Small states ranks 35th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.