Passport comparison · updated 17 June 2026

Russia vs Ukraine Passport

Q: Which passport is stronger: Russia vs Ukraine?

The Ukraine passport is stronger with 92 visa-free destinations, 11 more than the next passport in this comparison. Russia ranks #76 of 199. Ukraine ranks #66 of 199.

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

53 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil.

Q: Where can Ukraine citizens travel visa-free but the others cannot?

39 destinations: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary and 24 more.

Ukraine passport wins

92 visa-free destinations — 11 more than the Russia passport.

Russia

#76

81visa-free

Unlimited stay: 6
Visa on arrival: 31
eTA: 7
eVisa: 19
Visa required: 60
Only this passport: 28

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Ukraine

#66

92visa-free

Unlimited stay: 5
Visa on arrival: 40
eTA: 4
eVisa: 30
Visa required: 32
Only this passport: 39

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Side by side

Visa-free

Russia · 81

Ukraine · 92

Visa-free + on arrival + eTA

Russia · 119

Ukraine · 136

Visa on arrival

Russia · 31

Ukraine · 40

eTA

Russia · 7

Ukraine · 4

eVisa

Russia · 19

Ukraine · 30

Visa required

Russia · 60

Ukraine · 32

Where each passport travels visa-free

Visa-free for both (53)
Only Russia (28)
Only Ukraine (39)
Visa needed for both (79)

Only Russia visa-free (28)

Angola, Bahamas, Bolivia, Botswana, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Guyana, Jordan, Laos, Macau, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and Vietnam

Only Ukraine visa-free (39)

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City

Country-by-country comparison

Destination	Russia	Ukraine
Afghanistan	Visa required	Visa required
Albania	eVisa	90 days
Algeria	Visa required	Visa required
Andorra	Visa required	90 days
Angola	30 days	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	90 days	180 days
Argentina	90 days	90 days
Armenia	180 days	Unlimited
Australia	eVisa	eVisa
Austria	Visa required	90 days
Azerbaijan	90 days	90 days
Bahamas	90 days	eVisa
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Barbados	90 days	28 days
Belarus	Unlimited	Unlimited
Belgium	Visa required	90 days
Belize	Visa required	Visa required
Benin	eVisa	eVisa
Bhutan	eVisa	eVisa
Bolivia	90 days	Visa on arrival
Bosnia and Herzegovina	30 days	30 days
Botswana	90 days	eVisa
Brazil	90 days	90 days
Brunei	14 days	30 days
Bulgaria	Visa required	90 days
Burkina Faso	eVisa	eVisa
Burundi	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cameroon	eVisa	eVisa
Canada	Visa required	Visa required
Cape Verde	60 days	Visa on arrival
Central African Republic	Visa required	Visa required
Chad	Visa required	Visa required
Chile	90 days	90 days
China	30 days	Visa required
Colombia	90 days	90 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Costa Rica	30 days	180 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eTA	eTA
Croatia	Visa required	90 days
Cuba	90 days	eVisa
Cyprus	Visa required	90 days
Czechia	Visa required	90 days
Denmark	Visa required	90 days
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Dominica	21 days	90 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	Visa required	90 days
Eswatini	30 days	30 days
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Fiji	120 days	120 days
Finland	Visa required	90 days
France	Visa required	90 days
Gabon	eVisa	eVisa
Gambia	90 days	90 days
Georgia	360 days	360 days
Germany	Visa required	90 days
Ghana	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Greece	Visa required	90 days
Grenada	90 days	90 days
Guatemala	90 days	90 days
Guinea	eVisa	eVisa
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Guyana	90 days	Visa required
Haiti	90 days	90 days
Honduras	90 days	90 days
Hong Kong	14 days	14 days
Hungary	Visa required	90 days
Iceland	Visa required	90 days
India	eVisa	eVisa
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Iran	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Iraq	Visa on arrival	eVisa
Ireland	Visa required	90 days
Israel	90 days	90 days
Italy	Visa required	90 days
Jamaica	90 days	30 days
Japan	Visa required	Visa required
Jordan	30 days	Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan	90 days	90 days
Kenya	eTA	eTA
Kiribati	90 days	90 days
Kosovo	Visa required	90 days
Kuwait	Visa required	Visa on arrival
Kyrgyzstan	Unlimited	90 days
Laos	30 days	Visa on arrival
Latvia	Visa required	90 days
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Lesotho	eVisa	eVisa
Liberia	Visa required	Visa required
Libya	eVisa	eVisa
Liechtenstein	Visa required	90 days
Lithuania	Visa required	90 days
Luxembourg	Visa required	90 days
Macau	30 days	Visa on arrival
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Malawi	90 days	eVisa
Malaysia	30 days	30 days
Maldives	90 days	Visa on arrival
Mali	Visa required	Visa required
Malta	Visa required	90 days
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Mauritius	90 days	90 days
Mexico	eTA	eTA
Micronesia	30 days	30 days
Moldova	90 days	90 days
Monaco	Visa required	90 days
Mongolia	30 days	Visa required
Montenegro	30 days	90 days
Morocco	90 days	Visa required
Mozambique	30 days	30 days
Myanmar	30 days	eVisa
Namibia	90 days	Visa on arrival
Nauru	90 days	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Netherlands	Visa required	90 days
New Zealand	Visa required	Visa required
Nicaragua	90 days	90 days
Niger	Visa required	Visa required
Nigeria	eVisa	eVisa
North Korea	Visa required	Visa required
North Macedonia	Visa required	90 days
Norway	Visa required	90 days
Oman	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	eTA	eVisa
Palau	30 days	Visa on arrival
Palestine	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panama	90 days	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eTA	eVisa
Paraguay	90 days	90 days
Peru	180 days	180 days
Philippines	30 days	Visa required
Poland	Visa required	90 days
Portugal	Visa required	90 days
Qatar	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	Visa required
Romania	Visa required	90 days
Russia	Own country	90 days
Rwanda	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Saint Kitts and Nevis	90 days	90 days
Saint Lucia	42 days	Visa required
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90 days	90 days
Samoa	90 days	Visa on arrival
San Marino	Visa required	90 days
Sao Tome and Principe	15 days	eVisa
Saudi Arabia	90 days	Visa on arrival
Senegal	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Serbia	30 days	90 days
Seychelles	90 days	90 days
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Singapore	eVisa	eVisa
Slovakia	Visa required	90 days
Slovenia	Visa required	90 days
Solomon Islands	Visa required	Visa required
Somalia	Visa on arrival	eVisa
South Africa	90 days	Visa required
South Korea	eTA	eVisa
South Sudan	eVisa	eVisa
Spain	Visa required	90 days
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Sudan	Visa required	Visa required
Suriname	eTA	eTA
Sweden	Visa required	90 days
Switzerland	Visa required	90 days
Syria	eVisa	eVisa
Taiwan	Visa required	Visa required
Tajikistan	Unlimited	90 days
Tanzania	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Thailand	60 days	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Togo	eVisa	eVisa
Tonga	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Trinidad and Tobago	90 days	Visa required
Tunisia	90 days	90 days
Türkiye	60 days	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Uganda	eVisa	eVisa
Ukraine	Visa required	Own country
United Arab Emirates	90 days	30 days
United Kingdom	Visa required	Visa required
United States	Visa required	Visa required
Uruguay	90 days	90 days
Uzbekistan	Unlimited	Unlimited
Vanuatu	120 days	120 days
Vatican City	Visa required	90 days
Venezuela	90 days	Visa required
Vietnam	45 days	eVisa
Yemen	Visa required	Visa required
Zambia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival

Russia vs Ukraine passport: which is stronger in 2026?

The Russia passport opens 81 destinations visa-free (#76 of 199), while the Ukraine passport opens 92 destinations visa-free (#66 of 199). The Ukraine passport is therefore the stronger one in this Russia vs Ukraine passport comparison, with 11 more visa-free destinations.

Counting visa on arrival and electronic travel authorisations (eTA) as well, the mobility scores are Russia 119 vs Ukraine 136. A traditional visa from an embassy is still required by Russia citizens for 60 countries and by Ukraine citizens for 32 countries, and an online eVisa by 19 (Russia) and 30 (Ukraine).

Where both passports travel visa-free

Both passports are visa-free in 53 destinations, among them popular trips such as Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Brazil, Argentina and Israel. Neither passport gets visa-free entry to United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, India and 7 more — plan an eVisa, eTA or embassy visa for those. 79 destinations require some kind of visa for every passport in this comparison.

Where only one of the passports is visa-free

Only Russia citizens can travel visa-free to 28 destinations: Angola, Bahamas, Bolivia, Botswana, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Guyana, Jordan, Laos, Macau, Malawi and 16 more.

Only Ukraine citizens can travel visa-free to 38 destinations: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France and 26 more. Most of them (38) are in Europe, which reflects regional agreements and historical ties.

Visa-free access by continent

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

Africa (54 countries): Russia 14, Ukraine 6
Americas (35 countries): Russia 30, Ukraine 23
Asia (47 countries): Russia 22, Ukraine 12
Europe (49 countries): Russia 8, Ukraine 47
Oceania (14 countries): Russia 7, Ukraine 4

Holding both passports (dual citizenship)

A traveller with both passports can always use the stronger one for each trip. Combined, they open 120 destinations without a visa — 28 more than the Ukraine passport alone. Remember to enter and leave a country on the same passport, and check whether Russia and Ukraine allow dual citizenship before you apply.

Frequently asked questions

Which passport is stronger: Russia vs Ukraine?

The Ukraine passport is stronger with 92 visa-free destinations, 11 more than the next passport in this comparison. Russia ranks #76 of 199. Ukraine ranks #66 of 199.

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

53 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil.

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

28 destinations: Angola, Bahamas, Bolivia, Botswana, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Guyana, Jordan, Laos, Macau, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Morocco and 13 more.

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

39 destinations: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary and 24 more.

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

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