Passport comparison · updated 17 June 2026

United Kingdom vs United States Passport

Q: Which passport is stronger: United Kingdom vs United States?

The United Kingdom passport is stronger with 118 visa-free destinations, 2 more than the next passport in this comparison. United Kingdom ranks #29 of 199. United States ranks #34 of 199.

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

111 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria and Bahamas.

United Kingdom passport wins

118 visa-free destinations — 2 more than the United States passport.

United Kingdom

#29

118visa-free

Unlimited stay: 9
Visa on arrival: 37
eTA: 9
eVisa: 17
Visa required: 17
Only this passport: 7

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United States

#34

116visa-free

Unlimited stay: 8
Visa on arrival: 37
eTA: 8
eVisa: 19
Visa required: 17
Only this passport: 5

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Side by side

Visa-free

United Kingdom · 118

United States · 116

Visa-free + on arrival + eTA

United Kingdom · 164

United States · 161

Visa on arrival

United Kingdom · 37

United States · 37

eTA

United Kingdom · 9

United States · 8

eVisa

United Kingdom · 17

United States · 19

Visa required

United Kingdom · 17

United States · 17

Where each passport travels visa-free

Visa-free for both (111)
Only United Kingdom (7)
Only United States (5)
Visa needed for both (76)

Only United Kingdom visa-free (7)

Belarus, Bolivia, China, Gambia, Rwanda, Venezuela and Vietnam

Only United States visa-free (5)

Canada, Honduras, Palau, Qatar and Tajikistan

Country-by-country comparison

Destination	United Kingdom	United States
Afghanistan	Visa required	eVisa
Albania	90 days	360 days
Algeria	Visa required	Visa required
Andorra	90 days	90 days
Angola	30 days	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda	180 days	180 days
Argentina	90 days	90 days
Armenia	180 days	180 days
Australia	eTA	eTA
Austria	90 days	90 days
Azerbaijan	eVisa	eVisa
Bahamas	240 days	240 days
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Barbados	180 days	180 days
Belarus	30 days	Visa required
Belgium	90 days	90 days
Belize	Unlimited	180 days
Benin	eVisa	eVisa
Bhutan	eVisa	eVisa
Bolivia	90 days	Visa on arrival
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days	90 days
Botswana	90 days	90 days
Brazil	90 days	90 days
Brunei	90 days	90 days
Bulgaria	90 days	90 days
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Burundi	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cameroon	eVisa	eVisa
Canada	eTA	180 days
Cape Verde	30 days	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required	Visa required
Chad	Visa required	Visa required
Chile	90 days	90 days
China	30 days	eVisa
Colombia	90 days	Unlimited
Comoros	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Costa Rica	180 days	180 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eTA	eTA
Croatia	90 days	90 days
Cuba	eVisa	eVisa
Cyprus	90 days	90 days
Czechia	90 days	90 days
Denmark	90 days	90 days
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Dominica	180 days	180 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	90 days	90 days
Eswatini	30 days	30 days
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Fiji	120 days	120 days
Finland	90 days	90 days
France	90 days	90 days
Gabon	eVisa	No admission
Gambia	90 days	Visa on arrival
Georgia	360 days	360 days
Germany	90 days	90 days
Ghana	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Greece	90 days	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	90 days
Haiti	90 days	90 days
Honduras	Visa required	90 days
Hong Kong	180 days	90 days
Hungary	90 days	90 days
Iceland	90 days	90 days
India	eVisa	eVisa
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Iran	Visa required	Visa required
Iraq	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Ireland	Unlimited	90 days
Israel	90 days	90 days
Italy	90 days	90 days
Jamaica	Unlimited	180 days
Japan	90 days	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan	30 days	30 days
Kenya	eTA	eTA
Kiribati	90 days	90 days
Kosovo	90 days	90 days
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Kyrgyzstan	60 days	30 days
Laos	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Latvia	90 days	90 days
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Lesotho	Unlimited	Unlimited
Liberia	Visa required	Visa required
Libya	eVisa	eVisa
Liechtenstein	90 days	90 days
Lithuania	90 days	90 days
Luxembourg	90 days	90 days
Macau	180 days	30 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Malawi	30 days	30 days
Malaysia	Unlimited	Unlimited
Maldives	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Mali	Visa required	Visa required
Malta	90 days	90 days
Marshall Islands	90 days	Unlimited
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Mauritius	90 days	90 days
Mexico	180 days	180 days
Micronesia	30 days	30 days
Moldova	90 days	90 days
Monaco	90 days	90 days
Mongolia	30 days	90 days
Montenegro	90 days	90 days
Morocco	90 days	90 days
Mozambique	30 days	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	eVisa
Namibia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Nauru	Visa required	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Netherlands	90 days	90 days
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	90 days	90 days
Norway	90 days	90 days
Oman	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	eTA	eTA
Palau	Visa on arrival	360 days
Palestine	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panama	90 days	180 days
Papua New Guinea	eTA	eTA
Paraguay	90 days	90 days
Peru	180 days	180 days
Philippines	30 days	30 days
Poland	90 days	90 days
Portugal	90 days	90 days
Qatar	Visa on arrival	90 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	Visa required
Romania	90 days	90 days
Russia	Visa required	Visa required
Rwanda	30 days	Visa on arrival
Saint Kitts and Nevis	180 days	180 days
Saint Lucia	42 days	42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	180 days	180 days
Samoa	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
San Marino	90 days	90 days
Sao Tome and Principe	15 days	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Senegal	90 days	90 days
Serbia	90 days	90 days
Seychelles	90 days	90 days
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Singapore	Unlimited	Unlimited
Slovakia	90 days	90 days
Slovenia	90 days	90 days
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Somalia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
South Africa	90 days	90 days
South Korea	90 days	90 days
South Sudan	eVisa	eVisa
Spain	90 days	90 days
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Sudan	Visa required	Visa required
Suriname	eTA	eTA
Sweden	90 days	90 days
Switzerland	90 days	90 days
Syria	eVisa	eVisa
Taiwan	90 days	90 days
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival	30 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	Unlimited	90 days
Tunisia	90 days	120 days
Türkiye	90 days	Unlimited
Turkmenistan	Visa required	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Uganda	eVisa	eVisa
Ukraine	90 days	90 days
United Arab Emirates	30 days	30 days
United Kingdom	Own country	eTA
United States	eTA	Own country
Uruguay	90 days	90 days
Uzbekistan	30 days	30 days
Vanuatu	120 days	120 days
Vatican City	90 days	90 days
Venezuela	90 days	Visa required
Vietnam	45 days	eVisa
Yemen	Visa required	Visa required
Zambia	90 days	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival

United Kingdom vs United States passport: which is stronger in 2026?

The United Kingdom passport opens 118 destinations visa-free (#29 of 199), while the United States passport opens 116 destinations visa-free (#34 of 199). The United Kingdom passport is therefore the stronger one in this United Kingdom vs United States passport comparison, with 2 more visa-free destinations.

If you also count destinations with a visa on arrival or an eTA, the totals become United Kingdom 164 vs United States 161. A traditional visa from an embassy is still required by United Kingdom citizens for 17 countries and by United States citizens for 17 countries, and an online eVisa by 17 (United Kingdom) and 19 (United States).

Where both passports travel visa-free

Both passports are visa-free in 111 destinations, among them popular trips such as Japan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and 9 more. Neither passport gets visa-free entry to Australia, India, Egypt, Russia, Indonesia, New Zealand and 2 more — plan an eVisa, eTA or embassy visa for those. 76 destinations require some kind of visa for every passport in this comparison.

Where only one of the passports is visa-free

Only United Kingdom citizens can travel visa-free to 7 destinations: Belarus, Bolivia, China, Gambia, Rwanda, Venezuela and Vietnam.

Only United States citizens can travel visa-free to 5 destinations: Canada, Honduras, Palau, Qatar and Tajikistan.

Visa-free access by continent

How the United Kingdom vs United States passports compare region by region (visa-free destinations per continent):

Africa (54 countries): United Kingdom 17, United States 15
Americas (35 countries): United Kingdom 30, United States 30
Asia (47 countries): United Kingdom 20, United States 20
Europe (49 countries): United Kingdom 46, United States 45
Oceania (14 countries): United Kingdom 5, United States 6

Holding both passports (dual citizenship)

A traveller with both passports can always use the stronger one for each trip. Combined, they open 123 destinations without a visa — 5 more than the United Kingdom passport alone. Remember to enter and leave a country on the same passport, and check whether United Kingdom and United States allow dual citizenship before you apply.

Frequently asked questions

Which passport is stronger: United Kingdom vs United States?

The United Kingdom passport is stronger with 118 visa-free destinations, 2 more than the next passport in this comparison. United Kingdom ranks #29 of 199. United States ranks #34 of 199.

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

111 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria and Bahamas.

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

7 destinations: Belarus, Bolivia, China, Gambia, Rwanda, Venezuela and Vietnam.

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

5 destinations: Canada, Honduras, Palau, Qatar and Tajikistan.

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

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