Passport Index Ranking 2026

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Top 20 Strongest Passports

The most powerful passports providing maximum global mobility

#1
Spain
127 Visa-Free
#2
United Arab Emirates
127 Visa-Free
#3
Denmark
127 Visa-Free
#4
Finland
127 Visa-Free
#5
France
127 Visa-Free
#6
Sweden
127 Visa-Free
#7
Italy
126 Visa-Free
#8
Germany
126 Visa-Free
#9
Belgium
126 Visa-Free
#10
Netherlands
125 Visa-Free
#11
Luxembourg
125 Visa-Free
#12
Austria
124 Visa-Free
#13
Portugal
125 Visa-Free
#14
Singapore
130 Visa-Free
#15
Norway
123 Visa-Free
#16
Switzerland
122 Visa-Free
#17
Greece
123 Visa-Free
#18
Ireland
121 Visa-Free
#19
South Korea
116 Visa-Free
#20
Poland
121 Visa-Free

Complete Passport Power Ranking

Compare all 199 passports worldwide

Rank Country Visa-Free Visa on Arrival eVisa/eTA Easy Access Score
#1 Spain 127 31 26 184 171.6
#2 United Arab Emirates 127 36 21 184 171.5
#3 Denmark 127 31 26 184 171.4
#4 Finland 127 30 26 183 170.8
#5 France 127 30 26 183 170.8
#6 Sweden 127 30 26 183 170.8
#7 Italy 126 31 26 183 170.6
#8 Germany 126 31 26 183 170.6
#9 Belgium 126 30 27 183 170.3
#10 Netherlands 125 31 27 183 170.3
#11 Luxembourg 125 31 27 183 170.3
#12 Austria 124 32 27 183 170.1
#13 Portugal 125 31 27 183 170.1
#14 Singapore 130 27 24 181 170
#15 Norway 123 34 26 183 170
#16 Switzerland 122 34 27 183 169.7
#17 Greece 123 32 28 183 169.6
#18 Ireland 121 36 26 183 169.4
#19 South Korea 116 41 26 183 168.8
#20 Poland 121 33 28 182 168.6
#21 Hungary 120 34 28 182 168.2
#22 Japan 117 38 27 182 168.1
#23 Slovakia 119 34 29 182 167.9
#24 Croatia 119 34 29 182 167.9
#25 Czech Republic 120 34 27 181 167.5
#26 New Zealand 116 39 27 182 167.5
#27 Estonia 119 34 28 181 167.2
#28 Malta 123 30 26 179 166.8
#29 Australia 112 42 28 182 166.6
#30 Slovenia 119 33 28 180 166.4
#31 Latvia 118 34 28 180 166.2
#32 Malaysia 117 34 29 180 166.1
#33 Cyprus 122 30 27 179 166.1
#34 Lithuania 117 34 29 180 166.1
#35 Romania 118 34 28 180 166
#36 United Kingdom 118 36 25 179 165.9
#37 Bulgaria 117 35 28 180 165.8
#38 Iceland 115 36 29 180 165.7
#39 Liechtenstein 115 37 28 180 165.6
#40 Canada 117 37 25 179 165.5
#41 United States 116 36 27 179 165.1
#42 Monaco 109 38 31 178 162.7
#43 Brazil 110 36 28 174 159.6
#44 Argentina 106 38 31 175 159.5
#45 Chile 106 35 34 175 159.4
#46 Hong Kong 114 31 27 172 159.1
#47 Barbados 106 31 37 174 158.1
#48 Andorra 101 37 35 173 156.7
#49 San Marino 102 37 33 172 156.1
#50 Israel 105 33 31 169 154.3
#51 Bahamas 102 32 35 169 153.5
#52 Uruguay 97 34 38 169 152
#53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 101 29 38 168 152
#54 Brunei 103 30 33 166 151.9
#55 Mexico 98 33 37 168 151.5
#56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102 30 34 166 150.8
#57 Antigua and Barbuda 99 30 35 164 148.5
#58 Trinidad and Tobago 99 26 39 164 148.3
#59 Ukraine 93 39 33 165 147.9
#60 Seychelles 100 30 32 162 147.4
#61 Peru 90 37 38 165 147.2
#62 Costa Rica 91 34 40 165 147.2
#63 Vatican 95 34 34 163 147.2
#64 Grenada 94 28 40 162 145.4
#65 Saint Lucia 93 29 39 161 144.7
#66 Paraguay 87 38 36 161 143.6
#67 Panama 88 33 40 161 143.2
#68 Macao 93 30 36 159 143.2
#69 Mauritius 95 27 36 158 143
#70 Dominica 91 27 40 158 141.4
#71 Serbia 87 34 36 157 140
#72 Solomon Islands 86 29 42 157 139.8
#73 Colombia 85 32 39 156 138.3
#74 Guatemala 79 33 45 157 137.7
#75 El Salvador 81 34 40 155 136.8
#76 Samoa 81 30 43 154 135.9
#77 Honduras 81 31 42 154 135.8
#78 Montenegro 80 34 40 154 135.8
#79 Taiwan 75 34 45 154 135.3
#80 Tuvalu 82 30 41 153 135.3
#81 Tonga 82 28 42 152 134.6
#82 North Macedonia 80 35 37 152 134.3
#83 Georgia 80 39 32 151 134
#84 Kiribati 79 30 42 151 133
#85 Marshall Islands 75 33 43 151 132.1
#86 Nicaragua 73 33 45 151 131.7
#87 Palau 69 36 46 151 130.6
#88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74 34 40 148 129.8
#89 Micronesia 69 34 47 150 129.7
#90 Venezuela 71 38 39 148 129.3
#91 Albania 74 31 41 146 128.1
#92 Moldova 75 33 36 144 127
#93 Russia 78 33 25 136 123.1
#94 Turkey 69 41 28 138 122.4
#95 Qatar 70 31 29 130 116.1
#96 Timor Leste 56 30 46 132 112.6
#97 South Africa 60 33 34 127 111.2
#98 Belize 59 26 39 124 107.9
#99 Kuwait 57 37 28 122 107
#100 Jamaica 56 26 41 123 106.3
#101 Maldives 53 29 38 120 103.6
#102 Fiji 49 30 42 121 103
#103 Ecuador 48 35 37 120 102.7
#104 Vanuatu 48 32 40 120 102.2
#105 Saudi Arabia 52 31 35 118 102.1
#106 Guyana 48 29 42 119 101.6
#107 Kosovo 50 27 41 118 100.7
#108 Bahrain 49 34 29 112 97.3
#109 Indonesia 45 31 38 114 97.2
#110 Thailand 40 37 38 115 97.2
#111 Belarus 44 37 32 113 96.4
#112 Nauru 43 30 41 114 96.3
#113 Oman 45 34 33 112 96.1
#114 China 41 38 33 112 95.3
#115 Suriname 37 33 43 113 94.1
#116 Kazakhstan 42 36 32 110 93.8
#117 Bolivia 35 35 43 113 93.5
#118 Papua New Guinea 37 32 43 112 93.5
#119 Botswana 47 24 36 107 92.6
#120 Morocco 38 31 40 109 91.2
#121 Swaziland 43 25 39 107 90.9
#122 Lesotho 44 25 37 106 90.7
#123 Dominican Republic 31 37 42 110 90.6
#124 Namibia 42 27 37 106 90.1
#125 Mongolia 36 28 44 108 89.6
#126 Azerbaijan 34 37 36 107 89.4
#127 Philippines 36 27 44 107 89
#128 Malawi 41 26 37 104 88.1
#129 Tunisia 36 31 38 105 88
#130 Ghana 42 22 40 104 88
#131 Kenya 39 29 35 103 87.1
#132 Armenia 34 34 36 104 86.8
#133 Gambia 43 21 38 102 86.6
#134 Cuba 30 30 45 105 85.9
#135 Kyrgyzstan 27 35 43 105 85.5
#136 India 27 28 50 105 85
#137 Tanzania 43 23 33 99 84.9
#138 Cape Verde 37 27 37 101 84.7
#139 Zambia 38 24 37 99 83.9
#140 Uzbekistan 29 32 40 101 83
#141 Uganda 35 28 36 99 82.8
#142 Senegal 32 22 46 100 82
#143 Sierra Leone 39 20 38 97 81.8
#144 Rwanda 28 33 38 99 81.6
#145 Zimbabwe 36 23 38 97 81.4
#146 Cambodia 21 29 52 102 81.2
#147 Benin 32 27 39 98 81.1
#148 Tajikistan 23 32 45 100 80.7
#149 Gabon 26 29 44 99 80.4
#150 Ivory Coast 28 24 47 99 80.3
#151 Sao Tome and Principe 25 34 39 98 79.9
#152 Burkina Faso 30 25 42 97 79.6
#153 Togo 29 26 42 97 79.4
#154 Algeria 21 31 47 99 79.1
#155 Guinea 27 25 45 97 78.9
#156 Vietnam 23 25 50 98 78.8
#157 Niger 30 22 44 96 78.6
#158 Madagascar 27 29 40 96 78.6
#159 Mauritania 25 27 44 96 77.6
#160 Mali 30 19 45 94 77.1
#161 Equatorial Guinea 22 32 41 95 76.7
#162 Bhutan 17 33 47 97 76.7
#163 Egypt 19 31 46 96 76.4
#164 Mozambique 27 26 40 93 76.4
#165 Turkmenistan 15 33 49 97 76.1
#166 Angola 22 25 47 94 75.5
#167 Laos 20 25 49 94 74.9
#168 Jordan 19 28 47 94 74.9
#169 Guinea Bissau 26 23 43 92 74.7
#170 Cameroon 20 26 47 93 74.1
#171 Haiti 15 31 48 94 74
#172 Chad 22 27 43 92 73.9
#173 Comoros 16 34 43 93 73.7
#174 Central African Republic 20 28 44 92 73.4
#175 Djibouti 15 30 48 93 73
#176 Liberia 24 21 45 90 72.5
#177 Congo 19 26 46 91 72.4
#178 Sri Lanka 19 21 50 90 71.4
#179 Burundi 18 28 43 89 70.7
#180 Myanmar 12 27 52 91 70.6
#181 Nigeria 26 16 45 87 70.5
#182 Nepal 12 25 54 91 70.2
#183 Lebanon 15 28 45 88 69.3
#184 Ethiopia 11 31 47 89 69.1
#185 Eritrea 11 27 51 89 68.7
#186 DR Congo 16 26 43 85 67.1
#187 North Korea 9 29 49 87 66.9
#188 South Sudan 17 25 42 84 66.6
#189 Libya 13 25 47 85 66.3
#190 Iran 13 27 44 84 66
#191 Sudan 12 26 46 84 65.4
#192 Bangladesh 17 17 49 83 65.3
#193 Palestine 11 23 48 82 63.4
#194 Pakistan 10 20 52 82 62.8
#195 Yemen 9 24 47 80 61.5
#196 Iraq 8 21 50 79 60.2
#197 Somalia 11 21 46 78 60.2
#198 Afghanistan 4 20 52 76 56.8
#199 Syria 7 19 47 73 55.5

Global Passport Power Ranking 2026

Global Passport Index 2026

The 2026 global passport index tracks 199 passports. The top-ranked passport — Spain — grants visa-free access to 127 destinations. The strongest passports reach up to 130 countries, while the most restricted offer just 4. The worldwide average is 64.7 visa-free destinations.

Top 5 Strongest Passports in 2026

#1 Spain #2 United Arab Emirates #3 Denmark #4 Finland #5 France

Top 5 Weakest Passports in 2026

#199 Syria #198 Afghanistan #197 Somalia #196 Iraq #195 Yemen

Regional Passport Leaders

The strongest passport in each region, sorted by global rank.

Europe: Spain
#1 • 127 destinations
Middle East: United Arab Emirates
#2 • 127 destinations
Asia: Singapore
#14 • 130 destinations
Oceania: New Zealand
#26 • 116 destinations
Americas: Canada
#40 • 117 destinations
Africa: Seychelles
#60 • 100 destinations

Top 10 Strongest Passports of 2026

The 10 strongest passports in the 2026 mobility index, ranked by easy-access destinations. These passports grant their holders the widest travel freedom globally.

  1. Spain — 127 visa-free destinations (rank #1)
  2. United Arab Emirates — 127 visa-free destinations (rank #2)
  3. Denmark — 127 visa-free destinations (rank #3)
  4. Finland — 127 visa-free destinations (rank #4)
  5. France — 127 visa-free destinations (rank #5)
  6. Sweden — 127 visa-free destinations (rank #6)
  7. Italy — 126 visa-free destinations (rank #7)
  8. Germany — 126 visa-free destinations (rank #8)
  9. Belgium — 126 visa-free destinations (rank #9)
  10. Netherlands — 125 visa-free destinations (rank #10)

Top 10 Weakest Passports of 2026

These passports offer the most limited international travel freedom in 2026, typically granting visa-free access to fewer than 50 countries.

  1. Syria — 7 visa-free destinations (rank #199)
  2. Afghanistan — 4 visa-free destinations (rank #198)
  3. Somalia — 11 visa-free destinations (rank #197)
  4. Iraq — 8 visa-free destinations (rank #196)
  5. Yemen — 9 visa-free destinations (rank #195)
  6. Pakistan — 10 visa-free destinations (rank #194)
  7. Palestine — 11 visa-free destinations (rank #193)
  8. Bangladesh — 17 visa-free destinations (rank #192)
  9. Sudan — 12 visa-free destinations (rank #191)
  10. Iran — 13 visa-free destinations (rank #190)

Average Passport Strength by Region

Regional mobility varies dramatically. European passports typically offer the broadest access, while African passports face the most restrictions.

  • European passports: average 110 visa-free destinations
  • Asian passports: average 47 visa-free destinations
  • Middle Eastern passports: average 46 visa-free destinations
  • African passports: average 31 visa-free destinations
  • Americas passports: average 81 visa-free destinations
  • Oceania passports: average 73 visa-free destinations

Global Passport Insights — 2026

The mobility gap between the strongest (Spain) and weakest (Syria) passport is 126 destinations — a stark illustration of global travel inequality.

The global average stands at 64.7 visa-free destinations per passport, with 95 passports above average and 104 below.

All 27 Schengen Area passports rank within the global top 35, granting their holders freedom of movement across the entire Schengen zone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is passport strength measured?

Passport strength is primarily measured by the number of destinations a passport holder can visit without obtaining a visa in advance. This includes visa-free access, visa-on-arrival options, and electronic travel authorizations (eTA). Additional factors include visa processing ease, diplomatic relationships, and reciprocal agreements between countries.

Which passport is the strongest in 2026?

The Spain passport currently ranks #1 with access to 127 visa-free destinations and 184 countries with easy access policies.

How often do passport rankings change?

Passport rankings can change throughout the year as countries modify their visa policies, establish new diplomatic agreements, or adjust travel restrictions. Major ranking shifts typically occur quarterly, while minor adjustments may happen monthly. We update our rankings regularly to reflect the most current visa requirements and travel policies.

What factors affect a country's passport ranking?

Several factors influence passport rankings:

  • Number of visa-free destinations
  • Visa-on-arrival arrangements
  • Electronic visa (eVisa) and eTA options
  • Diplomatic relationships and bilateral agreements
  • Economic stability and international relations
  • Security considerations and reciprocity agreements

Are there any limitations to passport rankings?

While passport rankings provide valuable insights into global mobility, they have limitations. Rankings don't account for temporary travel restrictions, specific entry requirements (like health certificates), or the practical ease of obtaining visas. Some high-ranking passports may face unexpected restrictions in certain regions due to political situations or health emergencies.

Always verify current entry requirements with official government sources before traveling, as visa policies can change frequently.

Which passports offer the best travel freedom through investment programs?

Malta, Cyprus, Portugal, Grenada, and St. Kitts & Nevis offer citizenship-by-investment programs leading to strong passports. Malta's citizenship grants top-tier EU access, while Caribbean CBI passports unlock 130+ visa-free destinations at lower investment thresholds.

How often is the VISAXS passport ranking updated?

We update our passport index quarterly, incorporating the latest bilateral agreements, visa policy changes, and IATA Timatic data. Major geopolitical events trigger out-of-cycle updates.

What counts as "visa-free" in the passport ranking?

Visa-free includes: pure visa-free entry, visa on arrival, electronic travel authorisation (ETA), and e-Visa where the application process takes less than 3 business days without embassy visits. Traditional visas requiring embassy appointments are excluded.