Passport comparison · updated 17 June 2026

France vs Russia Passport

Q: Which passport is stronger: France vs Russia?

The France passport is stronger with 126 visa-free destinations, 45 more than the next passport in this comparison. France ranks #3 of 199. Russia ranks #76 of 199.

Q: How many countries can all of them visit visa-free?

72 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus and Bolivia.

France passport wins

126 visa-free destinations — 45 more than the Russia passport.

France

126visa-free

Unlimited stay: 37
Visa on arrival: 31
eTA: 9
eVisa: 18
Visa required: 14
Only this passport: 54

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Russia

#76

81visa-free

Unlimited stay: 6
Visa on arrival: 31
eTA: 7
eVisa: 19
Visa required: 60
Only this passport: 9

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Side by side

Visa-free

France · 126

Russia · 81

Visa-free + on arrival + eTA

France · 166

Russia · 119

Visa on arrival

France · 31

Russia · 31

eTA

France · 9

Russia · 7

eVisa

France · 18

Russia · 19

Visa required

France · 14

Russia · 60

Where each passport travels visa-free

Visa-free for both (72)
Only France (54)
Only Russia (9)
Visa needed for both (64)

Only France visa-free (54)

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia and 14 more

Only Russia visa-free (9)

Azerbaijan, Cuba, Jordan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru and Saudi Arabia

Country-by-country comparison

Destination	France	Russia
Afghanistan	Visa required	Visa required
Albania	90 days	eVisa
Algeria	Visa required	Visa required
Andorra	Unlimited	Visa required
Angola	30 days	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda	180 days	90 days
Argentina	90 days	90 days
Armenia	180 days	180 days
Australia	eTA	eVisa
Austria	Unlimited	Visa required
Azerbaijan	eVisa	90 days
Bahamas	90 days	90 days
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Barbados	90 days	90 days
Belarus	30 days	Unlimited
Belgium	Unlimited	Visa required
Belize	Unlimited	Visa required
Benin	eVisa	eVisa
Bhutan	eVisa	eVisa
Bolivia	90 days	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days	30 days
Botswana	90 days	90 days
Brazil	90 days	90 days
Brunei	90 days	14 days
Bulgaria	Unlimited	Visa required
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	eVisa
Burundi	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cameroon	eVisa	eVisa
Canada	eTA	Visa required
Cape Verde	30 days	60 days
Central African Republic	Visa required	Visa required
Chad	Visa required	Visa required
Chile	90 days	90 days
China	30 days	30 days
Colombia	90 days	90 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Costa Rica	180 days	30 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eTA	eTA
Croatia	Unlimited	Visa required
Cuba	eVisa	90 days
Cyprus	Unlimited	Visa required
Czechia	Unlimited	Visa required
Denmark	Unlimited	Visa required
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Dominica	180 days	21 days
Dominican Republic	Unlimited	Unlimited
DR Congo	eVisa	eVisa
Ecuador	90 days	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
El Salvador	180 days	180 days
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa	eVisa
Eritrea	Visa required	Visa required
Estonia	Unlimited	Visa required
Eswatini	30 days	30 days
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Fiji	120 days	120 days
Finland	Unlimited	Visa required
France	Own country	Visa required
Gabon	eVisa	eVisa
Gambia	90 days	90 days
Georgia	360 days	360 days
Germany	Unlimited	Visa required
Ghana	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Greece	Unlimited	Visa required
Grenada	90 days	90 days
Guatemala	90 days	90 days
Guinea	eVisa	eVisa
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Guyana	90 days	90 days
Haiti	90 days	90 days
Honduras	90 days	90 days
Hong Kong	90 days	14 days
Hungary	Unlimited	Visa required
Iceland	Unlimited	Visa required
India	eVisa	eVisa
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Iran	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Iraq	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Ireland	Unlimited	Visa required
Israel	90 days	90 days
Italy	Unlimited	Visa required
Jamaica	30 days	90 days
Japan	90 days	Visa required
Jordan	Visa on arrival	30 days
Kazakhstan	30 days	90 days
Kenya	eTA	eTA
Kiribati	90 days	90 days
Kosovo	90 days	Visa required
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	Visa required
Kyrgyzstan	60 days	Unlimited
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days
Latvia	Unlimited	Visa required
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Lesotho	14 days	eVisa
Liberia	Visa required	Visa required
Libya	eVisa	eVisa
Liechtenstein	Unlimited	Visa required
Lithuania	Unlimited	Visa required
Luxembourg	Unlimited	Visa required
Macau	90 days	30 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Malawi	30 days	90 days
Malaysia	90 days	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival	90 days
Mali	Visa required	Visa required
Malta	Unlimited	Visa required
Marshall Islands	90 days	Visa on arrival
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Mauritius	90 days	90 days
Mexico	180 days	eTA
Micronesia	90 days	30 days
Moldova	90 days	90 days
Monaco	Unlimited	Visa required
Mongolia	30 days	30 days
Montenegro	90 days	30 days
Morocco	90 days	90 days
Mozambique	30 days	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	30 days
Namibia	Visa on arrival	90 days
Nauru	Visa required	90 days
Nepal	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Netherlands	Unlimited	Visa required
New Zealand	eTA	Visa required
Nicaragua	90 days	90 days
Niger	Visa required	Visa required
Nigeria	eVisa	eVisa
North Korea	Visa required	Visa required
North Macedonia	90 days	Visa required
Norway	Unlimited	Visa required
Oman	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	eTA	eTA
Palau	90 days	30 days
Palestine	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panama	90 days	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eTA	eTA
Paraguay	90 days	90 days
Peru	90 days	180 days
Philippines	30 days	30 days
Poland	Unlimited	Visa required
Portugal	Unlimited	Visa required
Qatar	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	Visa required
Romania	Unlimited	Visa required
Russia	eVisa	Own country
Rwanda	30 days	Visa on arrival
Saint Kitts and Nevis	90 days	90 days
Saint Lucia	90 days	42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90 days	90 days
Samoa	90 days	90 days
San Marino	Unlimited	Visa required
Sao Tome and Principe	15 days	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa on arrival	90 days
Senegal	90 days	Visa on arrival
Serbia	90 days	30 days
Seychelles	90 days	90 days
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Singapore	90 days	eVisa
Slovakia	Unlimited	Visa required
Slovenia	Unlimited	Visa required
Solomon Islands	90 days	Visa required
Somalia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
South Africa	90 days	90 days
South Korea	90 days	eTA
South Sudan	eVisa	eVisa
Spain	Unlimited	Visa required
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Sudan	Visa required	Visa required
Suriname	eTA	eTA
Sweden	Unlimited	Visa required
Switzerland	Unlimited	Visa required
Syria	eVisa	eVisa
Taiwan	90 days	Visa required
Tajikistan	30 days	Unlimited
Tanzania	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Thailand	60 days	60 days
Timor-Leste	90 days	Visa on arrival
Togo	eVisa	eVisa
Tonga	90 days	Visa on arrival
Trinidad and Tobago	90 days	90 days
Tunisia	90 days	90 days
Türkiye	90 days	60 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required	Visa required
Tuvalu	90 days	Visa on arrival
Uganda	eVisa	eVisa
Ukraine	90 days	Visa required
United Arab Emirates	90 days	90 days
United Kingdom	180 days	Visa required
United States	eTA	Visa required
Uruguay	90 days	90 days
Uzbekistan	30 days	Unlimited
Vanuatu	120 days	120 days
Vatican City	Unlimited	Visa required
Venezuela	90 days	90 days
Vietnam	45 days	45 days
Yemen	Visa required	Visa required
Zambia	90 days	Visa on arrival
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival

France vs Russia passport: which is stronger in 2026?

The France passport opens 126 destinations visa-free (#3 of 199), while the Russia passport opens 81 destinations visa-free (#76 of 199). The France passport is therefore the stronger one in this France vs Russia passport comparison, with 45 more visa-free destinations.

Add visa on arrival and eTA destinations and the overall mobility score reads France 166 vs Russia 119. A traditional visa from an embassy is still required by France citizens for 14 countries and by Russia citizens for 60 countries, and an online eVisa by 18 (France) and 19 (Russia).

Where both passports travel visa-free

Both passports are visa-free in 72 destinations, among them popular trips such as China, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Brazil, South Africa, Vietnam, Morocco and 3 more. Neither passport gets visa-free entry to United States, Canada, Australia, India, Egypt, Indonesia and 2 more — plan an eVisa, eTA or embassy visa for those. 64 destinations require some kind of visa for every passport in this comparison.

Where only one of the passports is visa-free

Only France citizens can travel visa-free to 54 destinations: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland and 42 more. Most of them (39) are in Europe, which reflects regional agreements and historical ties.

Only Russia citizens can travel visa-free to 9 destinations: Azerbaijan, Cuba, Jordan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru and Saudi Arabia. Most of them (5) are in Asia, which reflects regional agreements and historical ties.

Visa-free access by continent

How the France vs Russia passports compare region by region (visa-free destinations per continent):

Africa (54 countries): France 17, Russia 14
Americas (35 countries): France 31, Russia 30
Asia (47 countries): France 22, Russia 22
Europe (49 countries): France 46, Russia 8
Oceania (14 countries): France 10, Russia 7

Holding both passports (dual citizenship)

A traveller with both passports can always use the stronger one for each trip. Combined, they open 135 destinations without a visa — 9 more than the France passport alone. Remember to enter and leave a country on the same passport, and check whether France and Russia allow dual citizenship before you apply.

Frequently asked questions

Which passport is stronger: France vs Russia?

The France passport is stronger with 126 visa-free destinations, 45 more than the next passport in this comparison. France ranks #3 of 199. Russia ranks #76 of 199.

How many countries can all of them visit visa-free?

72 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus and Bolivia.

Where can France citizens travel visa-free but the others cannot?

54 destinations: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary and 39 more.

Where can Russia citizens travel visa-free but the others cannot?

9 destinations: Azerbaijan, Cuba, Jordan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru and Saudi Arabia.

Data: Passport Index dataset with official corrections (MIT) · updated 17 June 2026.

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