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Countries that Beat Portugal

For each selected category, name any of the countries that ranks higher than Portugal.
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Rank
Category
Countries
5
Southernmost European country
Greece | Italy | Malta | Spain
6
Most populous country which borders only one other country
United Kingdom | South Korea | Canada | Haiti | Dominican Republic
6 (t)
Most wins in the men's FIFA World Cup without a title
Netherlands | Belgium | Sweden | Russia | Serbia
6
European country with the highest % of Catholics
Vatican City | San Marino | Andorra | Malta | Monaco
4
European country whose capital is furthest from other European capitals
Iceland | Russia | Malta
2
Poorest European country that was never communist (2025, PPP)
Greece
3
Greatest number of native Portuguese speakers
Brazil | Angola
2
Largest country on the Iberian peninsula
Spain
8
Earliest legalization of same sex marriage
Netherlands | Belgium | Spain | Canada | South Africa | Norway | Sweden
6
Most populous country starting with P
Pakistan | Philippines | Poland | Peru | Papua New Guinea
7
Oldest average age of citizens
Monaco | Japan | Italy | Andorra | Germany | Spain | Greece
13 (t)
Most U's in its name
Uruguay | Antigua and Barbuda | Burundi | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Luxembourg | Mauritius | Nauru | Papua New Guinea | South Sudan | Tuvalu | Vanuatu
3
Most vertical shape (north/south axis divided by east/west)
Chile | Togo
2
Oldest capital city in Europe
Greece
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61 Comments
GrammarBeane1
+21
Level 83
Oct 30, 2021
Surely Vatican City would be up there for lowest fertility rate? Or is there no data from them?
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Oct 30, 2021
No, the Vatican City likely has a high fertility rate.
AverageLondoner
+14
Level 57
Nov 26, 2021
Isn't everybody their handpicked MALE priests so therefore they can't have children?
JackintheBox
+5
Level 82
Mar 7, 2023
their what?
MarcellDAvis
+1
Level 80
Jul 23, 2025
They can, they're just not allowed to. But who knows...
MindWax
+5
Level 87
Jul 23, 2025
No, not everyone in Vatican city is a priest. Many people work for the Vatican without being priests, like administrators, accountants, the Swiss guard, chefs, janitorial staff, diplomats, museum workers, etc. Most (certainly not all) of these people being Catholics, there is a high fertility rate for the women employed there, as well as the families of the men employed there.
brettski
+2
Level 57
Jan 7, 2023
men can still produce sperm. hence you have 60 year old dads holding their newborn children on facebook.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Jul 23, 2025
Note: The quiz used to contain the category "lowest fertility rate".

However, with fertility absolutely cratering around the world, there are many, may countries below Portugal.

Much of Latin American now has ultra-low fertility, for example.

TheDenchMan
+1
Level 64
Aug 14, 2025
Is that because of cellphone usage, QM?
grantdon
+2
Level 74
Aug 18, 2025
Probably the chem-trails
LooserFromIndia
+1
Level 50
Aug 14, 2025
I really want to write something funny here but I know I'd get censored and banned from this account too if I do that.
BrennoAU
+14
Level 42
Nov 24, 2021
Typing Spain gets you 4 answers
Junseong
+2
Level 73
Nov 1, 2023
And typing Poland gets you three answers.
ShievaAndGolly
+2
Level 60
Jun 17, 2025
And typing Peru gets you one answer
thedb
+12
Level 70
Jul 23, 2025
And typing Lesotho gets you zero answers
QuizKoa
+1
Level 52
Aug 3, 2025
And typing Portugal gets you all, yet none of the answers
Constantinos
+2
Level 75
Nov 24, 2021
The use of "poor" to describe the level of GDP is wrong. It should be changed instead to "smaller", as it refers to the size of the economy, not to a country's wealth. Egypt and Poland for example have higher GDP than Greece and Portugal but on average most Egyptians and Poles are poorer than most Greeks and Portuguese.
ElmoSkaterBoy
+23
Level 65
Nov 24, 2021
I think it's measuring GDP per capita, otherwise small countries like Andorra or Malta would definitely rank even lower
MarcellDAvis
+1
Level 80
Jul 23, 2025
No, per capita Malta and Andorra have high GDP, in absolute terms of course it's low.
paperdiego
+15
Level 68
Jul 23, 2025
That's exactly what they said
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 94
Jul 23, 2025
Even GDP per capita is not necessarily a good indicator of individual happiness. Many of the South Pacific island nations I have visited feature heavily among the “poorest” countries of the world, yet their citizens are easily the happiest of any humans I have ever met. They don’t have much stuff, but humans clearly don’t require much stuff to be happy.

That misconception is what underpins western capitalism, and it is a flawed ideology.

Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Jul 23, 2025
You don't need wealth to be happy.

But wealth and happiness are highly correlated, both at the individual and societal level.

Constantinos
+2
Level 75
Nov 24, 2021
Also I just noticed in the same ranking Luxembourg, Iceland and Finland have smaller PPP than Greece, not to mention as well the micro states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

sergeantmalice
+3
Level 56
Jun 16, 2022
it refers to per capita
Mosestomtom
+1
Level 35
Nov 24, 2021
sat here trying to think of countries starting with P and failed miserably
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Nov 25, 2021
Technically, the United Kingdom borders Spain as of Countries by Borders in 90 seconds, so Portugal would be the 5th most populous country which borders only one other country.
louisss
+3
Level 73
Nov 26, 2021
i just tried it and... no it doesn't
kitsims
+2
Level 86
Jul 23, 2025
The UK doesn't border Spain, because Gibraltar isn't part of the UK.
Zkr
+1
Level 26
Aug 16, 2025
Gibraltar isnt part and parcel of the british territory ? I am confused
hiathere
+1
Level 45
Nov 30, 2021
Poor-tugal sounds really bad. I'm glad I don't have to live there!
3nchiladas
+15
Level 69
Mar 26, 2022
wow, that's rude. I've been there, it's quite nice. Don't assume you know everything about a country just because you took a single jet punk quiz.
xtremeyoylecake
+1
Level 53
Oct 6, 2023
FINALLY!
RJF
+3
Level 67
Dec 15, 2022
I am from one of the richest countries in the EU, and Portugal is definitely in my top-five countries I'd like to move to. It's not all about money...
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Jul 23, 2025
It's probably one of those countries that is amazing for foreign tourists and retirees, but not so great for young people who live there with limited economic opportunities.
plattitude
+10
Level 94
Jan 12, 2022
Somehow got it in my head that only European countries were acceptable. Got all except the Portuguese speakers question before I realized that other continents were fair game, too...
loni
+1
Level 68
Jul 25, 2022
Man, I did the same thing.
fortoj
+3
Level 68
Jan 27, 2022
technically and just technically you can interpret the UK to be the 2nd largest country on the Iberian peninsula
kitsims
+2
Level 86
Jul 23, 2025
Technically and just technically, no you can't.
Evenultrapawn
+1
Level 65
Dec 4, 2025
Or Spain - France is bigger and has some land on the peninsula
MrBizzaros
+2
Level 59
Jan 28, 2022
I'm pretty sure Malta's capital Valletta is further away from other European capitals than Lisbon is.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 23, 2025
Added Valletta.
DoktorApplejuce
+5
Level 76
Jul 12, 2022
Canada as of a few weeks ago now borders Denmark with the partition of Hans Island.
abracadabrant
+1
Level 54
Oct 22, 2022
I missed brazil because I thought that the answers could only be european countries
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
Feb 11, 2023
Great quiz, was very fun and an easy 5 points!
Djilas
+3
Level 86
Jul 23, 2025
Lisbon is older than Rome?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 23, 2025
The Phoenicians built a trading post there sometime before 1000 BC.

According to legend, Lisbon was founded by Ulysses.

levic
+1
Level 71
Jul 29, 2025
The gentilic of Lisbon can be ''Ulissesponense'', maybe it's a reference to Ulysses. But also, the current name can be derived from ancient celtic.
mf3
+2
Level 90
Jul 23, 2025
Back to the Vatican, don't you think it is the among the countries with the highest average age? Not a lot of kids living there, so who's bringing down the average?
cshtthomas
+2
Level 60
Jul 23, 2025
Canada has 2 borders, Denmark and USA.
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Aug 14, 2025
🤫
theenforcer22
+1
Level 70
Jul 24, 2025
Full marks for The Robbster.
Dowl
+4
Level 58
Jul 28, 2025
Doesn't png qualify for most populous countries that only border one other country? If it qualifies for most populous countries starting with p and only borders Indonesia, it should be accepted there as well
m373513
+2
Level 62
Aug 14, 2025
Thank you for the quiz!

Yes, thats inconsistent. Portugal and PNG roughly have the same population. Either PNG counts for both, more populous countries with P and more populous countries with one border, or it doesnt count for both.

SantiHM23
+2
Level 62
Aug 14, 2025
Greece beating Portugal all over again, feels like 2004 :D
tws231
+1
Level 75
Aug 14, 2025
Thanks for allowing the capital cities as type-ins even though it is asking for the countries. My brain is dumb and instinctively types the capital.
moret29
+1
Level 53
Sep 13, 2025
What does (t) mean?
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Oct 6, 2025
Tie
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Oct 6, 2025
I could have sworn Greece was communist at one point
Evenultrapawn
+1
Level 65
Dec 4, 2025
There was a civil war but the communists lost
wardyy
+1
Level 49
Oct 9, 2025
good quiz, somehow managed to get all of them, Greece carried
D31415
+1
Level 83
Dec 27, 2025
Just how long did it take me to realise the citizens of Vatican City were probably Catholic?!? 🤦
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