Portugal vs Svalbard

Score comparison table

DimensionPortugalSvalbard
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.25 / 106.97 / 10
SafetyShield Index
8.7 / 109.2 / 10
Affordability Index
6.5 / 103.9 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.8 / 109.0 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
3.7 / 107.0 / 10
WiFi Index
8.6 / 107.5 / 10
Admin Ease Index
8.2 / 108.3 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.6 / 107.5 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.6 / 108.0 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
7.5 / 103.5 / 10
Banking Index
8.4 / 109.1 / 10
GeoStability Index
8.8 / 108.9 / 10
Justice & Order Index
7.5 / 108.9 / 10
Quality of Life Index
7.9 / 108.6 / 10
Open Society Index
8.8 / 109.1 / 10
Flight Index
6.6 / 102.8 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
8.5 / 109.4 / 10
English Index
7.7 / 108.0 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
8.8 / 108.9 / 10
AI Access Index
6.7 / 106.3 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionPortugalSvalbard
Corporate income tax
19%Moderate
16%Moderate
Corporate tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
48%Very high
22%Moderate
Personal tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Population
10.8 M×3583
3,000
Area
92,212 km²×1.51
61,022 km²
Population density117 /km²0.05 /km²
CapitalLisbonLongyearbyen
CurrencyEUR (Euro)NOK (Norwegian krone)
Main airportLIS (Humberto Delgado Airport)LYR (Svalbard Airport, Longyear)
Phone code+351+47
Internet TLD.pt.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.

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 weathercomfort index, Portugal leads with 7.5 / 10 versus 3.5 / 10 for Svalbard. On flight index, Portugal is at 6.6 / 10 compared with 2.8 / 10 for Svalbard.

Who should choose which country

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)

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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