Lisbon or Vilnius: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Vilnius wins on more indicators: 1 of 1 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Vilnius 0:1
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
Vilnius
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
542,366 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
339,420 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
426 km²
2025
89 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4,635 people per km²
2025
3,814 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6.2 %
2015–2025
-2.3 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Vilnius (0 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
5 days per year
2016-2025
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
15 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
1.7 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
41 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
3,791 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
147 °C·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)
7.2 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)
17.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
78 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3 km
2006-2025
265 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.10 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
5.0 magnitude
2006-2025
no data
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, Vilnius.