Italy vs Svalbard

Italy

6.95 / 10

Svalbard

6.97 / 10

Svalbard leads overall

Score comparison table

DimensionItalySvalbard
Lucky Nomads World Index
6.95 / 106.97 / 10
SafetyShield Index
8.2 / 109.2 / 10
Affordability Index
5.8 / 103.9 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.3 / 109.0 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
4.4 / 107.0 / 10
WiFi Index
8.0 / 107.5 / 10
Admin Ease Index
7.8 / 108.3 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.6 / 107.5 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.8 / 108.0 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
7.0 / 103.5 / 10
Banking Index
8.0 / 109.1 / 10
GeoStability Index
8.0 / 108.9 / 10
Justice & Order Index
6.9 / 108.9 / 10
Quality of Life Index
8.2 / 108.6 / 10
Open Society Index
7.8 / 109.1 / 10
Flight Index
5.7 / 102.8 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
8.0 / 109.4 / 10
English Index
5.5 / 108.0 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
7.3 / 108.9 / 10
AI Access Index
8.1 / 106.3 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionItalySvalbard
Corporate income tax
24%High
16%Moderate
Corporate tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
43%Very high
22%Moderate
Personal tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Population
58.9 M×19633
3,000
Area
302,073 km²×4.95
61,022 km²
Population density195 /km²0.05 /km²
CapitalRomeLongyearbyen
CurrencyEUR (Euro)NOK (Norwegian krone)
Main airportFCO (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport)LYR (Svalbard Airport, Longyear)
Phone code+39+47
Internet TLD.it.sj

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.

Italy passport

79.23

LN Passport Index (#30)

182

Visa-free destinations

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

Verdict

For professionals who prioritize weathercomfort index, Italy leads with 7.0 / 10 versus 3.5 / 10 for Svalbard. On flight index, Italy is at 5.7 / 10 compared with 2.8 / 10 for Svalbard.

Who should choose which country

Who should choose Italy

  • Professionals who prioritize city comfort index (high urban quality of life)
  • Professionals who prioritize healthcare index (strong healthcare access and quality)
  • Professionals who prioritize quality of life index (very strong quality of life index)

Who should choose Svalbard

  • Professionals who prioritize environmental quality index (exceptional environmental quality index)
  • Professionals who prioritize safetyshield index (exceptional safety and stability)
  • Professionals who prioritize open society index (exceptional open society index)

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Lucky Maillard, Founder of Lucky Nomads

Lucky Maillard

Founder, Lucky Nomads · Wealth manager

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

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