Passport comparison · updated 17 June 2026

Saudi Arabia vs Sweden Passport

Q: Which passport is stronger: Saudi Arabia vs Sweden?

The Sweden passport is stronger with 126 visa-free destinations, 71 more than the next passport in this comparison. Saudi Arabia ranks #101 of 199. Sweden ranks #3 of 199.

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

44 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Albania, Angola, Armenia, Barbados, Belarus, Botswana, China and Dominica.

Sweden passport wins

126 visa-free destinations — 71 more than the Saudi Arabia passport.

Saudi Arabia

#101

55visa-free

Unlimited stay: 9
Visa on arrival: 31
eTA: 5
eVisa: 29
Visa required: 78
Only this passport: 11

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Sweden

126visa-free

Unlimited stay: 37
Visa on arrival: 31
eTA: 9
eVisa: 18
Visa required: 14
Only this passport: 82

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Side by side

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia · 55

Sweden · 126

Visa-free + on arrival + eTA

Saudi Arabia · 91

Sweden · 166

Visa on arrival

Saudi Arabia · 31

Sweden · 31

eTA

Saudi Arabia · 5

Sweden · 9

eVisa

Saudi Arabia · 29

Sweden · 18

Visa required

Saudi Arabia · 78

Sweden · 14

Where each passport travels visa-free

Visa-free for both (44)
Only Saudi Arabia (11)
Only Sweden (82)
Visa needed for both (62)

Only Saudi Arabia visa-free (11)

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia and Syria

Only Sweden visa-free (82)

Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho and 42 more

Country-by-country comparison

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

Saudi Arabia vs Sweden passport: which is stronger in 2026?

The Saudi Arabia passport opens 55 destinations visa-free (#101 of 199), while the Sweden passport opens 126 destinations visa-free (#3 of 199). The Sweden passport is therefore the stronger one in this Saudi Arabia vs Sweden passport comparison, with 71 more visa-free destinations.

Add visa on arrival and eTA destinations and the overall mobility score reads Saudi Arabia 91 vs Sweden 166. A traditional visa from an embassy is still required by Saudi Arabia citizens for 78 countries and by Sweden citizens for 14 countries, and an online eVisa by 29 (Saudi Arabia) and 18 (Sweden).

Where both passports travel visa-free

Both passports are visa-free in 44 destinations, among them popular trips such as China, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, South Africa, South Korea, Singapore, Morocco and 1 more. Neither passport gets visa-free entry to United States, Canada, Australia, India, Indonesia, New Zealand and 1 more — plan an eVisa, eTA or embassy visa for those. 62 destinations require some kind of visa for every passport in this comparison.

Where only one of the passports is visa-free

Only Saudi Arabia citizens can travel visa-free to 11 destinations: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia and Syria. Most of them (9) are in Asia, which reflects regional agreements and historical ties.

Only Sweden citizens can travel visa-free to 82 destinations: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria and 70 more.

Visa-free access by continent

How the Saudi Arabia vs Sweden passports compare region by region (visa-free destinations per continent):

Africa (54 countries): Saudi Arabia 11, Sweden 16
Americas (35 countries): Saudi Arabia 11, Sweden 31
Asia (47 countries): Saudi Arabia 23, Sweden 23
Europe (49 countries): Saudi Arabia 7, Sweden 46
Oceania (14 countries): Saudi Arabia 3, Sweden 10

Holding both passports (dual citizenship)

A traveller with both passports can always use the stronger one for each trip. Combined, they open 137 destinations without a visa — 11 more than the Sweden passport alone. Remember to enter and leave a country on the same passport, and check whether Saudi Arabia and Sweden allow dual citizenship before you apply.

Frequently asked questions

Which passport is stronger: Saudi Arabia vs Sweden?

The Sweden passport is stronger with 126 visa-free destinations, 71 more than the next passport in this comparison. Saudi Arabia ranks #101 of 199. Sweden ranks #3 of 199.

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

44 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Albania, Angola, Armenia, Barbados, Belarus, Botswana, China and Dominica.

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

11 destinations: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia and Syria.

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

82 destinations: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia and 67 more.

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

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