Portugal vs Romania

Side-by-side passport strength: visa-free destinations, eTA coverage, and embassy requirements.

Portugal

passport

Verified routes
444
Distinct destinations
246
Visa-free
135
Embassy required
218

Romania

passport

Verified routes
442
Distinct destinations
246
Visa-free
135
Embassy required
222

Living conditions, head to head

MetricPortugalRomaniaEdge
Avg salary (USD)$31kPT
Cost of living (NYC=100)55PT
Top income tax48%PT
Healthcare index67/100PT
Safety (GPI rank)#7PT
English proficiencyHighPT
PR pathway5 yrsLimitedPT

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

StatusPortugalRomaniaΔ
Visa-free1241240
Visa-free w/ eTA11110
Visa on arrival2425-1
e-Visa5952+7
Embassy218222-4
Restricted880

Coverage by visa purpose

PurposePortugalRomaniaΔ
Tourism243247-4
Business1819-1
Transit10100
Work10698+8
Study3839-1
Partner / Family29290
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.