Hungary vs Portugal

Score comparison table

DimensionHungaryPortugal
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.42 / 107.31 / 10
SafetyShield Index
8.3 / 108.7 / 10
Affordability Index
7.4 / 106.5 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.6 / 106.8 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
8.0 / 103.7 / 10
WiFi Index
8.4 / 108.6 / 10
Admin Ease Index
7.4 / 108.2 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.3 / 108.6 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.4 / 108.6 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
5.7 / 107.5 / 10
Banking Index
7.8 / 108.4 / 10
GeoStability Index
7.6 / 108.8 / 10
Justice & Order Index
6.4 / 107.5 / 10
Quality of Life Index
7.6 / 107.9 / 10
Open Society Index
6.3 / 108.8 / 10
Flight Index
5.1 / 106.6 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
7.4 / 108.5 / 10
English Index
7.0 / 107.7 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
7.8 / 108.8 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionHungaryPortugal
Corporate income tax
9%Ultra low
19%Moderate
Corporate tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
15%Low
48%Very high
Personal tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Population9.6 M10.8 M
Area93,028 km²92,212 km²
Population density103 /km²117 /km²
CapitalBudapestLisbon
CurrencyHUF (Hungarian forint)EUR (Euro)
Main airportBUD (Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport)LIS (Humberto Delgado Airport)
Phone code+36+351
Internet TLD.hu.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.

Hungary passport

83.37

LN Passport Index (#15)

185

Visa-free destinations

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

Portugal passport

82.8

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, Hungary leads with 8.0 / 10 versus 3.7 / 10 for Portugal. On open society index, Portugal is at 8.8 / 10 compared with 6.3 / 10 for Hungary.

Who should choose which country

Who should choose Hungary

  • Professionals who prioritize city comfort index (high urban quality of life)
  • Professionals who prioritize wifi index (high-quality connectivity for remote work)
  • Professionals who prioritize safetyshield index (high personal and institutional safety)

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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