Passport ranking 2026 · updated 17 June 2026

Top Strongest Passports

Q: Which is the strongest passport in the world?

In our ranking the Singapore passport is the strongest, with visa-free access to 130 destinations. It is followed by United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland and France.

Q: What is the average visa-free score?

The average passport opens 65 countries visa-free. The gap between the strongest and weakest passports is 126 destinations.

The world's passports ranked by how many countries their holders can visit without a visa — for an unlimited time or a set number of days. Passports with the same score share a rank.

199

Passports ranked

130

Highest score (Singapore)

Average visa-free score

Lowest score (Afghanistan)

Passport ranking 2026

Rank	Passport	Visa-free score	Visa on arrival + eTA	Mobility	Details
1	Singapore	130	36	166	Countries →
2	United Arab Emirates	128	42	170	Countries →
3	Spain	126	41	167	Countries →
3	Finland	126	40	166	Countries →
3	France	126	40	166	Countries →
3	Sweden	126	40	166	Countries →
3	Belgium	126	39	165	Countries →
8	Germany	125	41	166	Countries →
8	Italy	125	41	166	Countries →
8	Luxembourg	125	41	166	Countries →
8	Netherlands	125	41	166	Countries →
8	Denmark	125	40	165	Countries →
13	Portugal	124	40	164	Countries →
14	Austria	123	42	165	Countries →
14	Greece	123	40	163	Countries →
14	Malta	123	39	162	Countries →
17	Norway	122	44	166	Countries →
17	Switzerland	122	44	166	Countries →
17	Poland	122	42	164	Countries →
17	Cyprus	122	37	159	Countries →
21	Czechia	121	42	163	Countries →
21	Hungary	121	42	163	Countries →
23	Ireland	120	45	165	Countries →
23	Croatia	120	42	162	Countries →
23	Slovakia	120	42	162	Countries →
23	Slovenia	120	41	161	Countries →
27	Estonia	119	42	161	Countries →
27	Romania	119	41	160	Countries →
29	United Kingdom	118	46	164	Countries →
29	Bulgaria	118	42	160	Countries →
29	Latvia	118	42	160	Countries →
32	Canada	117	46	163	Countries →
32	Lithuania	117	43	160	Countries →
34	South Korea	116	51	167	Countries →
34	Japan	116	49	165	Countries →
34	United States	116	45	161	Countries →
34	Malaysia	116	43	159	Countries →
38	New Zealand	115	47	162	Countries →
39	Iceland	114	46	160	Countries →
39	Liechtenstein	114	46	160	Countries →
39	Hong Kong	114	39	153	Countries →
42	Australia	112	49	161	Countries →
42	Brazil	112	41	153	Countries →
44	Monaco	109	47	156	Countries →
45	Argentina	107	45	152	Countries →
46	Chile	106	44	150	Countries →
47	Barbados	105	38	143	Countries →
47	Israel	105	38	143	Countries →
49	Brunei	103	40	143	Countries →
50	San Marino	102	45	147	Countries →
50	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	102	35	137	Countries →
50	Seychelles	102	35	137	Countries →
53	Andorra	101	46	147	Countries →
53	Bahamas	101	39	140	Countries →
53	Saint Kitts and Nevis	101	35	136	Countries →
56	Uruguay	98	41	139	Countries →
56	Mexico	98	39	137	Countries →
56	Antigua and Barbuda	98	35	133	Countries →
56	Trinidad and Tobago	98	32	130	Countries →
60	Mauritius	96	34	130	Countries →
61	Vatican City	95	41	136	Countries →
62	Grenada	94	33	127	Countries →
63	Peru	93	41	134	Countries →
63	Macau	93	36	129	Countries →
63	Saint Lucia	93	34	127	Countries →
66	Ukraine	92	44	136	Countries →
67	Costa Rica	91	39	130	Countries →
67	Dominica	91	31	122	Countries →
69	Paraguay	88	44	132	Countries →
69	Panama	88	38	126	Countries →
71	Serbia	86	38	124	Countries →
71	Solomon Islands	86	36	122	Countries →
73	Colombia	85	34	119	Countries →
74	Tuvalu	82	34	116	Countries →
74	Tonga	82	33	115	Countries →
76	El Salvador	81	38	119	Countries →
76	Montenegro	81	38	119	Countries →
76	Russia	81	38	119	Countries →
76	Honduras	81	35	116	Countries →
76	Samoa	81	35	116	Countries →
81	Georgia	80	42	122	Countries →
81	North Macedonia	80	38	118	Countries →
83	Guatemala	79	38	117	Countries →
83	Kiribati	79	34	113	Countries →
85	Taiwan	75	43	118	Countries →
85	Marshall Islands	75	37	112	Countries →
87	Bosnia and Herzegovina	74	38	112	Countries →
87	Moldova	74	37	111	Countries →
87	Albania	74	35	109	Countries →
90	Nicaragua	73	38	111	Countries →
91	Venezuela	71	41	112	Countries →
92	Türkiye	70	45	115	Countries →
92	Qatar	70	38	108	Countries →
94	Palau	69	40	109	Countries →
94	Micronesia	69	38	107	Countries →
96	South Africa	61	38	99	Countries →
97	Belize	59	30	89	Countries →
98	Kuwait	58	42	100	Countries →
99	Timor-Leste	56	33	89	Countries →
99	Jamaica	56	29	85	Countries →
101	Saudi Arabia	55	36	91	Countries →
102	Maldives	54	34	88	Countries →
103	Bahrain	50	39	89	Countries →
103	Kosovo	50	30	80	Countries →
105	Fiji	49	34	83	Countries →
106	Ecuador	48	40	88	Countries →
106	Vanuatu	48	36	84	Countries →
106	Guyana	48	34	82	Countries →
106	Botswana	48	31	79	Countries →
110	Oman	46	39	85	Countries →
111	Indonesia	45	36	81	Countries →
111	Lesotho	45	30	75	Countries →
113	Eswatini	44	29	73	Countries →
113	Tanzania	44	26	70	Countries →
115	China	43	43	86	Countries →
115	Belarus	43	41	84	Countries →
115	Nauru	43	34	77	Countries →
115	Namibia	43	30	73	Countries →
115	Gambia	43	23	66	Countries →
120	Malawi	42	28	70	Countries →
120	Ghana	42	24	66	Countries →
122	Kazakhstan	41	41	82	Countries →
123	Thailand	40	43	83	Countries →
123	Kenya	40	31	71	Countries →
125	Zambia	39	27	66	Countries →
125	Sierra Leone	39	22	61	Countries →
127	Papua New Guinea	38	37	75	Countries →
127	Morocco	38	33	71	Countries →
129	Suriname	37	36	73	Countries →
129	Cape Verde	37	29	66	Countries →
129	Zimbabwe	37	25	62	Countries →
132	Tunisia	36	33	69	Countries →
132	Mongolia	36	31	67	Countries →
132	Uganda	36	30	66	Countries →
135	Bolivia	35	38	73	Countries →
135	Armenia	35	37	72	Countries →
135	Philippines	35	31	66	Countries →
138	Azerbaijan	34	41	75	Countries →
139	Benin	32	29	61	Countries →
139	Senegal	32	24	56	Countries →
141	Dominican Republic	31	40	71	Countries →
141	Mali	31	21	52	Countries →
143	Burkina Faso	30	27	57	Countries →
143	Niger	30	24	54	Countries →
145	Rwanda	29	37	66	Countries →
145	Cuba	29	32	61	Countries →
145	Mozambique	29	29	58	Countries →
145	Togo	29	28	57	Countries →
149	Uzbekistan	28	35	63	Countries →
149	Madagascar	28	31	59	Countries →
149	Côte d'Ivoire	28	26	54	Countries →
152	Gabon	27	31	58	Countries →
152	India	27	31	58	Countries →
152	Guinea	27	28	55	Countries →
155	Kyrgyzstan	26	39	65	Countries →
155	Sao Tome and Principe	26	36	62	Countries →
155	Mauritania	26	28	54	Countries →
155	Guinea-Bissau	26	25	51	Countries →
155	Nigeria	26	17	43	Countries →
160	Vietnam	24	30	54	Countries →
160	Liberia	24	23	47	Countries →
162	Equatorial Guinea	23	34	57	Countries →
162	Chad	23	28	51	Countries →
162	Angola	23	27	50	Countries →
165	Tajikistan	22	37	59	Countries →
165	Algeria	22	33	55	Countries →
167	Cambodia	21	33	54	Countries →
167	Central African Republic	21	29	50	Countries →
167	Cameroon	21	27	48	Countries →
170	Jordan	20	32	52	Countries →
170	Egypt	20	31	51	Countries →
170	Laos	20	29	49	Countries →
170	Republic of the Congo	20	28	48	Countries →
174	Burundi	19	29	48	Countries →
174	Sri Lanka	19	24	43	Countries →
176	South Sudan	18	26	44	Countries →
177	Bhutan	17	36	53	Countries →
177	Comoros	17	36	53	Countries →
177	DR Congo	17	27	44	Countries →
177	Bangladesh	17	19	36	Countries →
181	Djibouti	16	32	48	Countries →
182	Haiti	15	34	49	Countries →
182	Lebanon	15	30	45	Countries →
184	Turkmenistan	14	37	51	Countries →
184	Libya	14	27	41	Countries →
186	Iran	13	31	44	Countries →
186	Myanmar	13	31	44	Countries →
186	Sudan	13	29	42	Countries →
189	Ethiopia	12	33	45	Countries →
189	Eritrea	12	28	40	Countries →
189	Nepal	12	27	39	Countries →
189	Somalia	12	21	33	Countries →
193	Palestine	11	26	37	Countries →
194	Pakistan	10	22	32	Countries →
195	North Korea	9	32	41	Countries →
195	Yemen	9	27	36	Countries →
197	Iraq	8	24	32	Countries →
198	Syria	7	21	28	Countries →
199	Afghanistan	4	22	26	Countries →

Visa-free score: destinations open without a visa. Mobility: visa-free + visa on arrival + eTA. Data: Passport Index dataset with official corrections (MIT) · updated 17 June 2026.

Strongest passports

130

128

126

126

126

Weakest passports

199

198

197

195

195

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By continent

Passport power around the world

The strongest and weakest passport on every continent, with the continent's average visa-free score.

Europe

49 passports

106average visa-free

Strongest

Spain126 Weakest

Azerbaijan34

Americas

35 passports

81average visa-free

Strongest

Canada117 Weakest

Haiti15

Oceania

14 passports

73average visa-free

Strongest

New Zealand115 Weakest

Papua New Guinea38

Asia

47 passports

46average visa-free

Strongest

Singapore130 Weakest

Afghanistan4

Africa

54 passports

32average visa-free

Strongest

Seychelles102 Weakest

Somalia12

What makes a passport strong?

A passport is more than an identity document — it decides how freely you can move around the world. The Singapore passport currently tops our ranking with visa-free access to 130 destinations, while the Afghanistan passport opens only 4. That gap of 126 countries is the difference between booking a flight on a whim and spending weeks on visa applications, embassy appointments and fees.

Passport strength reflects a country's diplomatic relationships: reciprocal visa-waiver agreements, membership of blocs with free movement such as the European Union and the Schengen Area, economic stability, low overstay rates and trust in the security of its travel documents. Countries that sign many bilateral agreements — and honour them — climb the ranking quickly.

How the ranking is calculated

Every passport is checked against 199 destinations. It scores one point for each country it can enter without a visa — either with no time limit (for example within the EU) or for a fixed visa-free stay such as 30, 90 or 180 days. Passports with the same score share a rank, which is why several countries can hold the same position.

Visa on arrival and electronic travel authorisations (eTA) are not counted in the score, because they still involve a fee or an application. They are shown in the mobility column — visa-free plus visa on arrival plus eTA — which describes how many countries you can reach without visiting an embassy. By that measure the United Arab Emirates passport leads with 170 destinations.

Regional differences

Europe has the strongest passports on average (106 visa-free destinations), while Africa has the weakest (32). Europe holds 8 of the ten strongest passports. Within every continent the spread is wide: in Africa scores range from 102 (Seychelles) down to 12 (Somalia).

Unlimited stays are concentrated in regions with free-movement agreements: the Germany passport has the most destinations with no fixed time limit (39).

Why it matters for travellers

A strong passport means cheaper, faster and more spontaneous travel: fewer visa fees, no waiting for approvals and easier business trips. For holders of weaker passports the ranking shows where visa-free trips are still possible — open any passport to see its full list of destinations and a map, or compare two passports to see exactly where they differ.

Entry rules change often, as countries add new visa waivers or introduce eTAs. Before you travel, check the exact rules for your trip on our visa requirements pages, which link to the official government source.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the strongest passport in the world?

In our ranking the Singapore passport is the strongest, with visa-free access to 130 destinations. It is followed by United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland and France.

Which passports are the weakest?

The passports with the fewest visa-free destinations are Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and North Korea — the weakest opens only 4 countries without a visa.

How is the passport ranking calculated?

Each passport scores one point for every destination it can enter without a visa, either with no time limit or for a fixed number of days. Passports with the same score share a rank. Visa on arrival and eTA destinations are shown separately as part of the mobility score.

What is the average visa-free score?

The average passport opens 65 countries visa-free. The gap between the strongest and weakest passports is 126 destinations.

How often is the ranking updated?

The ranking is recalculated whenever the underlying visa data changes. The current data was updated on 17 June 2026.