🛂 Original data · IATA-derived · 2026-06-27

Passport Power 2026

How far does each passport take you with no advance visa? This ranking counts the distinct destinations you can enter visa-free or with a visa on arrival — the access that actually lets you book and fly. The strongest passport in this snapshot reaches 159 destinations. We pay special attention to emerging-market passports, where reliable visa information is hardest to find.

Visa-free + visa-on-arrival access — passports we focus on

Distinct destinations needing no advance visa.

Indonesia

Kenya

Ghana

Philippines

India

Egypt

Vietnam

Nigeria

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Tip: click a passport in the table below to open its full visa-free destination list.

Full sortable ranking (194 passports)

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194 rows

Visa-free and visa-on-arrival access by passport

1	UAE	124	35	159
2	Denmark	124	31	155
2	Spain	124	31	155
4	Finland	124	30	154
4	France	124	30	154
4	Germany	123	31	154
4	Ireland	118	36	154
4	Italy	123	31	154
4	Norway	120	34	154
4	South Korea	113	41	154
4	Sweden	124	30	154
12	Austria	121	32	153
12	Belgium	123	30	153
12	Luxembourg	122	31	153
12	Netherlands	122	31	153
12	Portugal	122	31	153
12	Singapore	126	27	153
12	Switzerland	119	34	153
19	Greece	120	32	152
19	Japan	114	38	152
19	New Zealand	113	39	152
22	Australia	109	42	151
22	Canada	114	37	151
22	Czech Republic	117	34	151
22	Hungary	117	34	151
22	Poland	118	33	151
22	United Kingdom	115	36	151
28	Croatia	116	34	150
28	Estonia	116	34	150
28	Malta	120	30	150
28	Slovakia	116	34	150
32	Bulgaria	114	35	149
32	Cyprus	119	30	149
32	Latvia	115	34	149
32	Liechtenstein	112	37	149
32	Romania	115	34	149
32	Slovenia	116	33	149
32	United States	113	36	149
39	Iceland	112	36	148
39	Lithuania	114	34	148
39	Malaysia	114	34	148
42	Monaco	106	38	144
43	Brazil	107	36	143
44	Argentina	103	38	141
45	Chile	103	35	138
46	San Marino	99	37	136
47	Andorra	98	37	135
47	Israel	102	33	135
49	Barbados	104	30	134
50	Bahamas	100	31	131
51	Brunei	100	30	130
52	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100	29	129
52	Ukraine	91	38	129
54	Mexico	95	33	128
54	Uruguay	94	34	128
56	Saint Kitts and Nevis	99	28	127
57	Antigua and Barbuda	97	29	126
57	Seychelles	96	30	126
59	Peru	88	36	124
60	Costa Rica	89	33	122
60	Paraguay	85	37	122
60	Trinidad and Tobago	97	25	122
63	Grenada	91	28	119
63	Mauritius	92	27	119
63	Saint Lucia	91	28	119
66	Panama	86	32	118
66	Serbia	84	34	118
68	Georgia	77	39	116
69	Dominica	88	27	115
70	Colombia	83	31	114
71	Solomon Islands	85	28	113
72	El Salvador	79	33	112
72	North Macedonia	77	35	112
74	Montenegro	77	34	111
75	Guatemala	77	32	109
75	Honduras	79	30	109
75	Russia	76	33	109
75	Tuvalu	80	29	109
79	Samoa	78	30	108
79	Turkey	67	41	108
81	Tonga	80	27	107
82	Kiribati	76	30	106
82	Moldova	73	33	106
82	Taiwan	72	34	106
82	Venezuela	69	37	106
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina	71	34	105
86	Marshall Islands	73	32	105
88	Nicaragua	72	32	104
89	Albania	71	31	102
89	Palau	67	35	102
91	Micronesia	67	33	100
92	Qatar	69	30	99
93	Kuwait	56	36	92
94	South Africa	58	33	91
95	Belize	58	25	83
95	Timor-Leste	54	29	83
97	Bahrain	48	33	81
97	Ecuador	46	35	81
97	Saudi Arabia	51	30	81
100	Jamaica	55	25	80
100	Maldives	52	28	80
102	Belarus	42	37	79
102	China	41	38	79
104	Vanuatu	47	31	78
105	Fiji	48	29	77
105	Oman	44	33	77
107	Kazakhstan	40	36	76
108	Guyana	47	28	75
108	Kosovo	49	26	75
108	Thailand	38	37	75
111	Indonesia	43	31	74
112	Nauru	42	29	71
113	Azerbaijan	34	36	70
114	Botswana	46	23	69
115	Bolivia	34	34	68
115	Suriname	36	32	68
117	Eswatini	43	24	67
117	Lesotho	43	24	67
117	Namibia	40	27	67
117	Papua New Guinea	36	31	67
121	Armenia	32	34	66
121	Dominican Republic	30	36	66
121	Kenya	38	28	66
124	Malawi	40	25	65
124	Morocco	35	30	65
126	Tanzania	41	23	64
126	Tunisia	34	30	64
128	Gambia	42	20	62
128	Ghana	41	21	62
128	Mongolia	34	28	62
131	Cape Verde	34	27	61
131	Kyrgyzstan	27	34	61
131	Uganda	34	27	61
134	Philippines	33	27	60
134	Uzbekistan	29	31	60
134	Zambia	37	23	60
137	Cuba	30	29	59
137	Rwanda	28	31	59
139	Sao Tome and Principe	24	33	57
139	Sierra Leone	38	19	57
139	Zimbabwe	35	22	57
142	Benin	30	25	55
143	India	26	28	54
143	Madagascar	26	28	54
143	Tajikistan	23	31	54
146	Gabon	24	28	52
146	Togo	28	24	52
148	Burkina Faso	28	23	51
148	Equatorial Guinea	20	31	51
148	Mozambique	26	25	51
148	Senegal	31	20	51
152	Algeria	20	30	50
153	Cambodia	21	28	49
153	Guinea	25	24	49
155	Bhutan	16	32	48
155	Comoros	15	33	48
155	Egypt	17	31	48
155	Mauritania	23	25	48
155	Niger	28	20	48
155	Vietnam	23	25	48
161	Guinea-Bissau	25	22	47
161	Turkmenistan	15	32	47
163	Angola	22	24	46
163	Mali	27	19	46
165	Burundi	18	27	45
165	Central African Republic	18	27	45
165	Chad	19	26	45
165	Jordan	18	27	45
169	Cameroon	19	25	44
169	Haiti	14	30	44
169	Laos	20	24	44
172	Djibouti	14	29	43
172	Liberia	23	20	43
174	Lebanon	14	28	42
175	DR Congo	16	25	41
175	Ethiopia	11	30	41
175	Nigeria	25	16	41
175	South Sudan	17	24	41
179	Sri Lanka	19	21	40
180	Iran	13	26	39
181	Myanmar	12	26	38
182	Eritrea	11	26	37
182	Libya	13	24	37
182	Nepal	12	25	37
182	North Korea	9	28	37
182	Sudan	12	25	37
187	Bangladesh	17	17	34
188	Palestine	11	22	33
189	Yemen	9	23	32
190	Somalia	11	20	31
191	Pakistan	10	20	30
192	Iraq	8	20	28
193	Syria	7	18	25
194	Afghanistan	4	19	23

Methodology, sources & limitations

What this measures. For each passport we count the distinct destinations that require no advance visa — visa-free entries plus visa-on-arrival. e-Visa, ETA and visa-required destinations are deliberately excluded because they need action before you travel.

Source. Access data is derived from the open, IATA-based Passport Index dataset, mapped onto VisitPlane's 197-country system and de-duplicated to distinct destinations (so the totals never exceed the number of countries).

Why it can differ from other rankings. Some published rankings fold e-visa / ETA destinations into their totals or count territories separately. Our stricter no-advance-visa measure is more conservative by design.

Last compiled: 2026-06-27.

This is a free guide to help you prepare. Visa rules change frequently and depend on your exact situation. Always confirm current requirements with the official source or the destination's embassy before booking travel.

Frequently asked questions

What does "no-visa access" count?

It counts the distinct destinations a passport holder can enter without arranging a visa in advance — that is, visa-free entries plus visa-on-arrival. Destinations that require an e-visa, an electronic travel authorisation (ETA), or a traditional visa before travel are not counted here, because they need action before you fly.

Where does this data come from?

The access counts are derived from the open, IATA-based Passport Index dataset (https://github.com/ilyankou/passport-index-dataset), mapped onto VisitPlane's 197-country system and de-duplicated to distinct destinations. It was last compiled on 2026-06-27.

Why might this differ from other "passport ranking" lists?

Different rankings count different things — some include e-visa and ETA destinations in their totals, some count territories separately, and snapshots are taken on different dates. We deliberately count only no-advance-visa access (visa-free + visa-on-arrival) and distinct destinations, which is a stricter, more travel-practical measure.

Can I rely on this for my trip?

Use it to understand relative passport strength, not as a guarantee for a specific border. Visa policy changes frequently and can depend on your circumstances. Always confirm the current rule for your exact route at the official source before booking.

Related research & tools

Compiled by Muhammad Hamad Ashraf, Founder & Editor, VisitPlane. A planning reference — confirm the current rule for your route at the official source before travel.