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hannahwanders★★★★★
Hidden gem of Europe
Lisbon stole my heart. Its like a smaller cheaper version of Barcelona with better food. The pasteis de nata are addictive. Alfama neighborhood is so charming with the fado music coming from the resta…
Is Lisbon safe for Black travelers?
Lisbon scores 6.9/10 on overall safety. V-Dem rates Portugal 59/100 on how equally social groups are treated in law, but institutional equality and street-level experience can differ. Here's what the data and real reviews say.
6.9/10
Overall safety
Mostly safe
Composite safety model
Social-group equality
59/100
V-Dem · Univ. of Gothenburg (2025)
Is Lisbon safe for Black travelers? (2026)
How safe is Lisbon overall?
Lisbon scores 6.9/10, in the mostly-safe range. It is generally fine, with a few precautions depending on the neighborhood and time of day.
How are social groups treated in Portugal?
V-Dem rates Portugal at 59/100 on how equally social and ethnic groups are treated in civil liberties, in the mid range. It reflects laws and institutions, not street-level experiences, which can differ by neighborhood. The reviews below add the ground-level view.
What this page does and doesn't tell you
There is no global index of how safe a city is specifically for Black travelers, and we won't invent one. This page combines the city's overall safety score, a structural equality indicator from V-Dem, and, where Black travelers have reviewed Lisbon, their own words. Together they give a fuller, honest picture than any single number.
Real reviews, not guesswork
Every score on this page comes from official indicators and the safety model, not from AI-generated text. Where travelers who share your profile have reviewed Lisbon, you'll find their words below. Last reviewed 2026.
Sources: Georgetown WPS Index, Equaldex, UNESCO, World Bank, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0) and MapSur community reviews. How we score
Social-group equality data: Social group equality in civil liberties (v2clsocgrp), v16, V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), University of Gothenburg, via Our World in Data. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; values normalized by MapSur. Source.
Traveler reviews of Lisbon
Recent reviews of Lisbon from the MapSur community.
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lucasmvt★★★★★
Ville très accessible malgré les collines
Lisbonne est vallonnée, ce qui peut être compliqué en fauteuil roulant. Mais les tramways et le métro sont accessibles, et les locaux sont toujours prêts à aider. Le quartier de Belém est plat et agré…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lisbon safe for Black travelers?
Lisbon scores 6.9/10 on general safety (crime, all visitors). That number doesn't capture racism specifically, so for Black travelers it's a starting point, not the answer. The structural equality indicator and the reviews from Black travelers on this page fill that gap.
What does the equality score for Lisbon mean?
It's V-Dem's measure of how equally social and ethnic groups are treated in civil liberties in Portugal (59/100). It reflects laws and institutions, not day-to-day street experiences, which is why the reviews from Black travelers on this page matter alongside it.