Lisbon or Tel Aviv: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Lisbon and Tel Aviv are even: 1 : 1 across 2 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Lisbon
Indicator
Tel Aviv
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
517,802 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
432,892 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,974,574 people
2025
2,628,335 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
426 km²
2025
333 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4,635 people per km²
2025
7,893 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6.2 %
2015–2025
20.7 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (1 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
136 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
63 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
74 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3 km
2006-2025
2 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✓0.10 per year
2006-202533% lower
✗0.15 per year
2006-202550% higher
Strongest earthquake in the period
lower is better
✗5.0 magnitude
2006-20259% higher
✓4.6 magnitude
2006-20258% lower
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Lisbon, Tel Aviv.