Gibraltar vs Portugal

Score comparison table

DimensionGibraltarPortugal
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.34 / 107.25 / 10
SafetyShield Index
8.8 / 108.7 / 10
Affordability Index
4.5 / 106.5 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.4 / 106.8 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
8.8 / 103.7 / 10
WiFi Index
8.7 / 108.6 / 10
Admin Ease Index
8.3 / 108.2 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.3 / 108.6 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.9 / 108.6 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
7.9 / 107.5 / 10
Banking Index
9.4 / 108.4 / 10
GeoStability Index
8.7 / 108.8 / 10
Justice & Order Index
8.7 / 107.5 / 10
Quality of Life Index
8.5 / 107.9 / 10
Open Society Index
8.3 / 108.8 / 10
Flight Index
3.4 / 106.6 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
8.3 / 108.5 / 10
English Index
9.4 / 107.7 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
8.7 / 108.8 / 10
AI Access Index
6.3 / 106.7 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionGibraltarPortugal
Corporate income tax
15%Moderate
19%Moderate
Corporate tax basis
Territorial
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
25%Moderate
48%Very high
Personal tax basis
Territorial
Worldwide
Population34 k
10.8 M×316
Area7 km²
92,212 km²×13173
Population density4,857 /km²117 /km²
CapitalGibraltarLisbon
CurrencyGIP (Gibraltar pound)EUR (Euro)
Main airportGIB (Gibraltar International Airport)LIS (Humberto Delgado Airport)
Phone code+350+351
Internet TLD.gi.pt

Visa access controls

Your access

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Passport power

Mobility strength of each country's passport, useful if you are weighing it as a future citizenship.

Gibraltar passport

183

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Portugal passport

82.81

LN Passport Index (#20)

170

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Verdict

For professionals who prioritize tax freedom index, Gibraltar leads with 8.8 / 10 versus 3.7 / 10 for Portugal. On flight index, Portugal is at 6.6 / 10 compared with 3.4 / 10 for Gibraltar.

Who should choose which country

Who should choose Gibraltar

  • Professionals who prioritize banking index (world-class banking access for expats)
  • Professionals who prioritize english index (exceptional english index)
  • Professionals who prioritize city comfort index (high urban quality of life)

Who should choose Portugal

  • Professionals who prioritize wealth protection index (very strong wealth protection index)
  • Professionals who prioritize geostability index (very strong geostability index)
  • Professionals who prioritize open society index (very strong open society index)

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Founder, Lucky Nomads · Wealth manager

Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.

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