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Compare 31 European destinations

Every Phase-1 indicator, side by side. Sort any column, filter by EU status, and open the methodology box for sources.

How to read this table

Don't sort by minimum wage alone. €977/month in Poland buys more than €957/month in Portugal because prices differ — the Affordability column compensates for that.

  • We replaced GDP/capita with AIC/capita and median net income. GDP/capita is heavily distorted in Luxembourg (commuter wages booked locally) and Ireland (multinational profit-shifting); AIC and median income reflect what households actually have.
  • Indices like ILGA Rainbow, MIPEX and Press Freedom measure law and policy. They tell you what's on paper — not what daily life feels like in a particular city, neighbourhood or community.

We will pair these indicators with editorial 'multiple-perspective' boxes — covering things like diaspora networks, taxation, low cost of living and LGBTI+ safety — that show two-sided pictures rather than a single ranking.

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Methodology:
Affordability
Consumption/capita
112
Median income
€36,114
Minimum wage
Price level
120
Unemployment
5.7 %
Youth unemployment
11.5 %
English proficiency
620.0
Anti-corruption
67.0
LGBTI+ rights
50.0
Press freedom
74.7
Happiness
6.8
Migrant integration
46.0
Affordability
1,680
Consumption/capita
112
Median income
€31,299
Minimum wage
€2,112
Price level
119
Unemployment
6.2 %
Youth unemployment
17.4 %
English proficiency
613.0
Anti-corruption
69.0
LGBTI+ rights
78.0
Press freedom
81.5
Happiness
6.9
Migrant integration
69.0
Affordability
838
Consumption/capita
74
Median income
€8,865
Minimum wage
€620
Price level
57
Unemployment
3.5 %
Youth unemployment
13.1 %
English proficiency
575.0
Anti-corruption
43.0
LGBTI+ rights
23.0
Press freedom
65.3
Happiness
5.6
Migrant integration
40.0
Affordability
1,146
Consumption/capita
78
Median income
€15,057
Minimum wage
€1,050
Price level
73
Unemployment
4.9 %
Youth unemployment
18.3 %
English proficiency
600.0
Anti-corruption
47.0
LGBTI+ rights
50.0
Press freedom
68.8
Happiness
5.9
Migrant integration
41.0
Affordability
1,052
Consumption/capita
96
Median income
€22,066
Minimum wage
€1,088
Price level
95
Unemployment
4.4 %
Youth unemployment
13.5 %
English proficiency
570.0
Anti-corruption
56.0
LGBTI+ rights
35.0
Press freedom
63.1
Happiness
5.9
Migrant integration
41.0
Affordability
953
Consumption/capita
82
Median income
€15,199
Minimum wage
€924
Price level
80
Unemployment
2.8 %
Youth unemployment
10.4 %
English proficiency
575.0
Anti-corruption
56.0
LGBTI+ rights
30.0
Press freedom
80.1
Happiness
6.8
Migrant integration
50.0
Affordability
Consumption/capita
108
Median income
€36,192
Minimum wage
Price level
143
Unemployment
6.4 %
Youth unemployment
13.8 %
English proficiency
614.0
Anti-corruption
90.0
LGBTI+ rights
76.0
Press freedom
89.6
Happiness
7.5
Migrant integration
49.0
Affordability
850
Consumption/capita
74
Median income
€17,144
Minimum wage
€886
Price level
97
Unemployment
7.5 %
Youth unemployment
20.7 %
English proficiency
580.0
Anti-corruption
76.0
LGBTI+ rights
46.0
Press freedom
86.4
Happiness
6.4
Migrant integration
50.0
Affordability
Consumption/capita
104
Median income
€29,741
Minimum wage
Price level
127
Unemployment
9.7 %
Youth unemployment
21.8 %
English proficiency
615.0
Anti-corruption
88.0
LGBTI+ rights
71.0
Press freedom
86.6
Happiness
7.7
Migrant integration
85.0
Affordability
1,638
Consumption/capita
106
Median income
€26,459
Minimum wage
€1,823
Price level
108
Unemployment
7.7 %
Youth unemployment
19.7 %
English proficiency
530.0
Anti-corruption
67.0
LGBTI+ rights
62.0
Press freedom
78.7
Happiness
6.6
Migrant integration
56.0
Affordability
1,883
Consumption/capita
118
Median income
€28,891
Minimum wage
€2,343
Price level
109
Unemployment
3.8 %
Youth unemployment
7.1 %
English proficiency
600.0
Anti-corruption
75.0
LGBTI+ rights
66.0
Press freedom
83.8
Happiness
6.8
Migrant integration
58.0
Affordability
1,046
Consumption/capita
78
Median income
€10,490
Minimum wage
€910
Price level
87
Unemployment
10.0 %
Youth unemployment
22.0 %
English proficiency
570.0
Anti-corruption
49.0
LGBTI+ rights
71.0
Press freedom
57.2
Happiness
5.8
Migrant integration
46.0
Affordability
1,020
Consumption/capita
72
Median income
€8,798
Minimum wage
€838
Price level
68
Unemployment
4.4 %
Youth unemployment
13.9 %
English proficiency
595.0
Anti-corruption
41.0
LGBTI+ rights
33.0
Press freedom
63.0
Happiness
5.9
Migrant integration
43.0
Affordability
Consumption/capita
116
Median income
€28,000
Minimum wage
Price level
173
Unemployment
3.6 %
Youth unemployment
9.1 %
English proficiency
635.0
Anti-corruption
77.0
LGBTI+ rights
83.0
Press freedom
80.1
Happiness
7.5
Migrant integration
53.0
Affordability
1,520
Consumption/capita
99
Median income
€35,138
Minimum wage
€2,391
Price level
141
Unemployment
4.7 %
Youth unemployment
11.8 %
English proficiency
Anti-corruption
77.0
LGBTI+ rights
57.0
Press freedom
85.6
Happiness
6.9
Migrant integration
64.0
Affordability
Consumption/capita
98
Median income
€22,062
Minimum wage
Price level
98
Unemployment
6.1 %
Youth unemployment
20.6 %
English proficiency
530.0
Anti-corruption
54.0
LGBTI+ rights
25.0
Press freedom
69.8
Happiness
6.4
Migrant integration
58.0
Affordability
907
Consumption/capita
76
Median income
€13,922
Minimum wage
€780
Price level
77
Unemployment
6.9 %
Youth unemployment
14.8 %
English proficiency
580.0
Anti-corruption
59.0
LGBTI+ rights
24.0
Press freedom
82.9
Happiness
6.2
Migrant integration
37.0
Affordability
1,182
Consumption/capita
89
Median income
€13,982
Minimum wage
€1,153
Price level
78
Unemployment
6.9 %
Youth unemployment
14.1 %
English proficiency
590.0
Anti-corruption
63.0
LGBTI+ rights
28.0
Press freedom
81.7
Happiness
6.8
Migrant integration
37.0
Affordability
1,706
Consumption/capita
141
Median income
€50,046
Minimum wage
€2,704
Price level
151
Unemployment
6.5 %
Youth unemployment
18.6 %
English proficiency
Anti-corruption
81.0
LGBTI+ rights
70.0
Press freedom
83.8
Happiness
7.1
Migrant integration
64.0
Affordability
994
Consumption/capita
92
Median income
€22,034
Minimum wage
€994
Price level
93
Unemployment
3.1 %
Youth unemployment
9.6 %
English proficiency
Anti-corruption
46.0
LGBTI+ rights
88.0
Press freedom
61.0
Happiness
6.3
Migrant integration
48.0
Affordability
1,711
Consumption/capita
120
Median income
€34,549
Minimum wage
€2,295
Price level
121
Unemployment
3.9 %
Youth unemployment
8.8 %
English proficiency
636.0
Anti-corruption
78.0
LGBTI+ rights
59.0
Press freedom
87.7
Happiness
7.3
Migrant integration
57.0
Affordability
Consumption/capita
124
Median income
€41,975
Minimum wage
Price level
134
Unemployment
4.5 %
Youth unemployment
14.0 %
English proficiency
620.0
Anti-corruption
81.0
LGBTI+ rights
70.0
Press freedom
91.9
Happiness
7.3
Migrant integration
73.0
Affordability
1,393
Consumption/capita
84
Median income
€14,431
Minimum wage
€1,139
Price level
70
Unemployment
3.1 %
Youth unemployment
12.2 %
English proficiency
595.0
Anti-corruption
53.0
LGBTI+ rights
18.0
Press freedom
69.2
Happiness
6.7
Migrant integration
40.0
Affordability
1,126
Consumption/capita
85
Median income
€14,465
Minimum wage
€1,073
Price level
85
Unemployment
6.0 %
Youth unemployment
19.5 %
English proficiency
590.0
Anti-corruption
57.0
LGBTI+ rights
67.0
Press freedom
85.9
Happiness
6.0
Migrant integration
81.0
Affordability
1,155
Consumption/capita
88
Median income
€8,197
Minimum wage
€795
Price level
57
Unemployment
6.1 %
Youth unemployment
26.1 %
English proficiency
600.0
Anti-corruption
46.0
LGBTI+ rights
19.0
Press freedom
68.5
Happiness
6.6
Migrant integration
49.0
Affordability
925
Consumption/capita
78
Median income
€12,990
Minimum wage
€915
Price level
81
Unemployment
5.4 %
Youth unemployment
15.3 %
English proficiency
570.0
Anti-corruption
49.0
LGBTI+ rights
31.0
Press freedom
76.0
Happiness
6.2
Migrant integration
39.0
Affordability
1,378
Consumption/capita
85
Median income
€20,416
Minimum wage
€1,278
Price level
91
Unemployment
3.9 %
Youth unemployment
12.1 %
English proficiency
605.0
Anti-corruption
60.0
LGBTI+ rights
50.0
Press freedom
72.6
Happiness
6.8
Migrant integration
48.0
Affordability
1,459
Consumption/capita
92
Median income
€20,357
Minimum wage
€1,381
Price level
91
Unemployment
10.5 %
Youth unemployment
24.9 %
English proficiency
545.0
Anti-corruption
56.0
LGBTI+ rights
76.0
Press freedom
76.0
Happiness
6.5
Migrant integration
60.0
Affordability
Consumption/capita
105
Median income
€28,577
Minimum wage
Price level
123
Unemployment
8.8 %
Youth unemployment
24.3 %
English proficiency
625.0
Anti-corruption
80.0
LGBTI+ rights
64.0
Press freedom
88.3
Happiness
7.3
Migrant integration
86.0
Affordability
Consumption/capita
115
Median income
€52,019
Minimum wage
Price level
184
Unemployment
4.9 %
Youth unemployment
8.8 %
English proficiency
570.0
Anti-corruption
81.0
LGBTI+ rights
50.0
Press freedom
84.0
Happiness
6.9
Migrant integration
50.0
Affordability
1,400
Consumption/capita
113
Median income
€25,400
Minimum wage
€1,750
Price level
125
Unemployment
4.2 %
Youth unemployment
13.5 %
English proficiency
Anti-corruption
71.0
LGBTI+ rights
46.2
Press freedom
77.5
Happiness
6.7
Migrant integration
56.0