The most powerful passports in the world: how many countries you can visit visa-free, where you get a visa on arrival and where you need one in advance. Passport ranking for 199 countries

In 2026 the strongest passport in the world belongs to UAE: 169 destinations without a visa in advance. Next come Singapore and South Korea, with 163 destinations each

Visa-free destinations first, those that need a visa in advance last
Schengenvisa-free, up to 90 days
Chinavisa-free, up to 30 days
Japanvisa-free, up to 90 days
South Koreavisa-free, up to 90 days
Turkeyvisa-free, up to 90 days
Thailandvisa-free, up to 60 days
Brazilvisa-free, up to 90 days
Serbiavisa-free, up to 90 days
United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation
Canadaelectronic travel authorisation
USAvisa required in advanceDestinations open with one passport and closed with the other
entry with passport
Albania90 days
Andorra90 days
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda90 days
Argentina90 days
Armenia180 days
Austria90 days
Azerbaijan90 days
Bahamas90 days
Bahrain
Barbados90 days
Belarus90 days
Belgium90 days
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Brunei30 days
Bulgaria90 days
Burkina Faso
Chad90 days
Chile90 days
China30 days
Colombia90 days
Costa Rica180 days
Croatia90 days
Cuba90 days
Cyprus90 days
Czechia90 days
Denmark90 days
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
Egypt180 days
El Salvador180 days
Equatorial Guinea90 days
Estonia90 days
Eswatini30 days
Fiji120 days
Finland90 days
France90 days
Gambia90 days
Georgia90 days
Germany90 days
Greece90 days
Grenada90 days
Guatemala90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 days
Hong Kong30 days
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
Iran15 days
Ireland90 days
Italy90 days
Japan90 days
Jordan90 days
Kazakhstan30 days
Kiribati90 days
Kosovo90 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan60 days
Latvia90 days
Lebanon180 days
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Macao30 days
Malaysia90 days
Mali90 days
Malta90 days
Mauritius90 days
Mexico180 days
Micronesia30 days
Moldova90 days
Monaco90 days
Mongolia30 days
Montenegro90 days
Morocco90 days
Mozambique30 days
Nauru
Netherlands90 days
Nicaragua90 days
North Macedonia90 days
Norway90 days
Oman
Pakistan90 days
Palestine
Panama90 days
Paraguay90 days
Peru90 days
Philippines30 days
Poland90 days
Portugal90 days
Qatar
Romania90 days
Russia90 days
Saint Lucia60 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
San Marino90 days
Sao Tome and Principe15 days
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90 days
Serbia90 days
Seychelles90 days
Singapore30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
Solomon Islands90 days
South Africa90 days
South Korea90 days
Spain90 days
Sudan
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tajikistan30 days
Thailand60 days
Tonga60 days
Tunisia90 days
Turkey90 days
Ukraine90 days
Uruguay90 days
Uzbekistan30 days
Vanuatu120 days
Vatican90 days
Zambia90 daysissued at the border
Bangladesh
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Comoros
Djibouti
East Timor
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Israel
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Kenya
Laos
Madagascar
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Namibia
Nepal
New Zealand
Palau
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Samoa
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Syria
Tanzania
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
United Kingdom
Yemen
Zimbabweapplied for online, no consulate. Checks can be as strict as for a regular visa
Australia
Benin
Bhutan
Cameroon
DR Congo
Gabon
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Mauritania
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Somalia
South Sudan
Taiwan
Togo
Uganda
Vietnamobtained in advance via a consulate
Afghanistan
Algeria
Belize
Eritrea
Lesotho
Myanmar
Niger
North Korea
Turkmenistan
USA
VenezuelaNothing found
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Afghanistan97
Albania43
Algeria75
Andorra14
Angola82
Antigua and Barbuda24
Argentina13
Armenia64
Australia8
Austria6
Azerbaijan60
Bahamas18
Bahrain49
Bangladesh93
Barbados16
Belarus53
Belgium5
Belize48
Benin71
Bhutan80
Bolivia60
Bosnia and Herzegovina41
Botswana59
Brazil12
Brunei18
Bulgaria7
Burkina Faso75
Burundi82
Cambodia79
Cameroon83
Canada10
Cape Verde67
Central African Republic81
Chad79
Chile13
China57
Colombia34
Comoros78
Costa Rica27
Croatia6
Cuba73
Cyprus9
Czechia7
Denmark5
Djibouti84
Dominica31
Dominican Republic64
DR Congo87
East Timor50
Ecuador50
Egypt81
El Salvador35
Equatorial Guinea75
Eritrea91
Estonia7
Eswatini63
Ethiopia86
Fiji53
Finland5
France5
Gabon73
Gambia66
Georgia33
Germany5
Ghana67
Greece6
Grenada27
Guatemala37
Guinea76
Guinea-Bissau80
Guyana52
Haiti84
Honduras37
Hong Kong11
Hungary6
Iceland10
India74
Indonesia57
Iran89
Iraq95
Ireland5
Israel17
Italy5
Ivory Coast76
Jamaica51
Japan3
Jordan80
Kazakhstan56
Kenya65
Kiribati39
Kosovo54
Kuwait46
Kyrgyzstan69
Laos84
Latvia7
Lebanon85
Lesotho61
Liberia82
Libya88
Liechtenstein9
Lithuania8
Luxembourg5
Macao26
Madagascar72
Malawi64
Malaysia5
Maldives49
Mali79
Malta6
Marshall Islands41
Mauritania77
Mauritius28
Mexico20
Micronesia45
Moldova42
Monaco11
Mongolia67
Montenegro34
Morocco60
Mozambique73
Myanmar87
Namibia62
Nauru58
Nepal91
Netherlands5
New Zealand7
Nicaragua41
Niger76
Nigeria87
North Korea90
North Macedonia34
Norway5
Oman52
Pakistan95
Palau44
Palestine92
Panama29
Papua New Guinea59
Paraguay28
Peru23
Philippines68
Poland6
Portugal6
Qatar44
Republic of the Congo83
Romania7
Russia37
Rwanda68
Saint Kitts and Nevis20
Saint Lucia30
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21
Samoa36
San Marino15
Sao Tome and Principe71
Saudi Arabia49
Senegal73
Serbia32
Seychelles22
Sierra Leone71
Singapore2
Slovakia6
Slovenia6
Solomon Islands33
Somalia94
South Africa47
South Korea2
South Sudan87
Spain4
Sri Lanka89
Sudan89
Suriname61
Sweden5
Switzerland5
Syria96
Taiwan38
Tajikistan74
Tanzania65
Thailand55
Togo74
Tonga39
Trinidad and Tobago28
Tunisia66
Turkey40
Turkmenistan83
Tuvalu37
UAE1
Uganda68
Ukraine25
United Kingdom9
Uruguay19
USA11
Uzbekistan70
Vanuatu54
Vatican21
Venezuela42
Vietnam77
Yemen93
Zambia68
Zimbabwe71"Visa-free" means destinations that admit you on your passport, with or without a limited length of stay. "On arrival" means a visa or an electronic authorisation such as an eTA, issued at the border or before departure without vetting. "E-visa" is applied for online without visiting a consulate, but checks can be as strict as for a regular visa. "Visa required" is obtained in advance through a consulate. The rank is the sum of the first two groups: destinations you can fly to without getting a visa in advance.
E-visas are not included, so the number is lower than the Mobility Score on passportindex.org and the order sometimes differs. Passports with the same number of destinations share a rank, and ranks have no gaps.
Rules change often and depend on the purpose of travel, bookings and other visas you hold. Check the destination consulate website before buying tickets.
Data source: open Passport Index dataset as of 17 February 2026, MIT license
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