Passport vs passport

United Kingdom passport cover

United Kingdom

Portugal passport cover

Portugal

United Kingdom passport opens 38 more destinations visa-free or eTA-only than Portugal (United Kingdom: 182/246; Portugal: 144/246). United Kingdom requires an embassy-issued visa for 15 more destinations than Portugal — practical friction adds up across travel patterns. On work-route coverage: United Kingdom has 155 indexed work options; Portugal has 134. Sector and employer-sponsorship paths matter more than count — see the route pages for each destination. Pick the passport whose long-stay regime fits your situation: tax-residency, family-reunification options, and citizenship timelines vary more meaningfully than headline mobility scores.

United Kingdom

passport

Verified routes
604
Distinct destinations
246
Visa-free
182
Embassy required
328

Portugal

passport

Verified routes
552
Distinct destinations
246
Visa-free
144
Embassy required
313

Living conditions, head to head

MetricUnited KingdomPortugalEdge
Avg salary (USD)$56k$31kGB
Cost of living (NYC=100)6455PT
Top income tax45%48%GB
Healthcare index75/10067/100GB
Safety (GPI rank)#37#7PT
English proficiencyVery highHighGB
PR pathway5 yrs5 yrstied

Sources: OECD wages · Numbeo COL & Healthcare · GPI 2024 · EF EPI 2024 · National immigration authorities. Approximate; verify before relying on a single number.

Coverage by visa status

StatusUnited KingdomPortugalΔ
Visa-free173132+41
Visa-free w/ eTA912-3
Visa on arrival3024+6
e-Visa5663-7
Embassy328313+15
Restricted880

Coverage by visa purpose

PurposeUnited KingdomPortugalΔ
Tourism286258+28
Business34340
Transit910-1
Work155134+21
Study5856+2
Family6260+2
Diplomatic000

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Counts reflect the records currently in our database, derived from the official sources we've scraped. This is not a complete passport-strength index — it's a coverage-honest snapshot of what we can verify.