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Cape Verde Passport Ranking 2026

The Cape Verde passport ranks #136 of 199 in the 2026 passport index, with a mobility score of 85.6 — stronger than 63 passports. Below: where it can travel and how.

37Visa-free
27Visa on arrival
38e-Visa / ETA
96Visa required
VISAXSAug 2026
Cape Verde
Passport strength
#136in the world

How strong is the Cape Verde passport

The Cape Verde passport ranks #136 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 85.6. It is stronger than 63 passports — visa-free to 37 countries and easy access to 102.

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Where the Cape Verde passport can travel

Every destination by visa status — visa-free, on arrival, e-Visa or required. Tap a country for details.

Visa-free · 37

Visa on arrival · 27

e-Visa / ETA · 38

Visa required · 96

Afghanistan Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Egypt Eritrea Estonia Fiji Finland France Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Mexico Monaco Montenegro Myanmar Nauru Netherlands New Zealand North Korea North Macedonia Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Spain Sudan Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Yemen

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Where Cape Verde citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Cape Verde passport in one place.

The hardest is the US — 53.9% of applications refused, against 21.3% at the most lenient one.

under 2 weeks until the next US interview · Praia
1 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 1 of them easing · the feed →
3 countries accept visa applications right inside Cape Verde

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Popular destinations for the Cape Verde passport

Whether Cape Verde citizens need a visa for popular countries — tap for details.

Frequently asked

How strong is the Cape Verde passport?
The Cape Verde passport ranks #136 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 85.6). It gives visa-free access to 37 countries and easy access to 102 — stronger than 63 passports.
How many countries can Cape Verde visit visa-free?
37 countries are visa-free, plus more on arrival or with an eTA. See the full list on the "visa-free countries for Cape Verde" page.
Why does the Cape Verde passport rank where it does?
The rank is set by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations. The Cape Verde passport sits in the lower tier of the 2026 ranking. Positions shift as visa agreements change.
How is the passport ranking calculated?
We sum visa-free, visa-on-arrival and eTA destinations into a mobility score that sets the rank. Same idea as Henley and Arton Capital, on our own 2026 data.

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