Ecuador Passport Ranking 2026 — Rank, Power & Mobility

How strong is the Ecuador passport

The Ecuador passport ranks #104 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 103.6. It is stronger than 95 passports — visa-free to 48 countries and easy access to 121.

stronger ↑

Fiji

#103

49 visa-free · score 103.9

this passport

Ecuador

#104

48 visa-free · score 103.6

weaker ↓

Vanuatu

#105

48 visa-free · score 103.1

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Where the Ecuador passport can travel

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

Visa-free · 48

Antigua and Barbuda 90 days → Argentina 90 days → Armenia 180 days → Bahamas 90 days → Barbados 90 days → Belarus 30 days → Bolivia 90 days → Brazil 90 days → Chile 90 days → China 30 days → Colombia 90 days → Dominica 21 days → Dominican Republic 90 days → El Salvador 180 days → Gambia 90 days → Georgia 360 days → Grenada 90 days → Guyana 90 days → Haiti 90 days → Honduras 90 days → Hong Kong 90 days → Israel 90 days → Jamaica 30 days → Kazakhstan 30 days → Macao 30 days → Malaysia 30 days → Micronesia 30 days → Moldova 90 days → Mongolia 30 days → Nicaragua 90 days → Palestine 90 days → Panama 90 days → Paraguay 90 days → Peru 180 days → Philippines 30 days → Russia 90 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → Seychelles 90 days → Singapore 30 days → South Africa 90 days → Tajikistan 30 days → Thailand 60 days → Trinidad and Tobago 90 days → Turkey 90 days → Ukraine 90 days → Uruguay 90 days → Venezuela 90 days →

Visa on arrival · 35

Bahrain 30 days → Bangladesh 30 days → Burundi 30 days → Cambodia 30 days → Cape Verde 30 days → Comoros 30 days → Djibouti 30 days → Egypt 30 days → Ghana 30 days → Guinea-Bissau 30 days → Indonesia 30 days → Iran 30 days → Jordan 30 days → Laos 30 days → Madagascar 30 days → Malawi 30 days → Maldives 30 days → Marshall Islands 30 days → Mauritania 30 days → Mauritius 30 days → Mozambique 30 days → Namibia 30 days → Nepal 30 days → Oman 30 days → Palau 30 days → Qatar 30 days → Rwanda 30 days → Saint Lucia 30 days → Samoa 30 days → Sri Lanka 30 days → Tanzania 30 days → Timor-Leste 30 days → Tuvalu 30 days → Zambia 30 days → Zimbabwe 30 days →

e-Visa / ETA · 38

Albania 90 days → Australia 90 days → Azerbaijan 90 days → Benin 90 days → Bhutan 90 days → Botswana 90 days → Burkina Faso 90 days → Cameroon 90 days → Cuba 90 days → DR Congo 90 days → Equatorial Guinea 90 days → Ethiopia 90 days → Gabon 90 days → Guinea 90 days → India 90 days → Iraq 90 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 90 days → Lesotho 90 days → Libya 90 days → Myanmar 90 days → Nigeria 90 days → Pakistan 90 days → Papua New Guinea 90 days → Sao Tome and Principe 90 days → Sierra Leone 90 days → Somalia 90 days → South Korea 90 days → South Sudan 90 days → Suriname 90 days → Syria 90 days → Taiwan 90 days → Togo 90 days → Uganda 90 days → United Arab Emirates 90 days → Uzbekistan 90 days → Vietnam 90 days →

Visa required · 77

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Andorra — → Angola — → Austria — → Belgium — → Belize — → Bosnia and Herzegovina — → Brunei — → Bulgaria — → Canada — → Central African Republic — → Chad — → Congo — → Costa Rica — → Croatia — → Cyprus — → Czech Republic — → Denmark — → Eritrea — → Estonia — → Fiji — → Finland — → France — → Germany — → Greece — → Guatemala — → Hungary — → Iceland — → Ireland — → Italy — → Japan — → Kiribati — → Kosovo — → Kuwait — → Latvia — → Lebanon — → Liberia — → Liechtenstein — → Lithuania — → Luxembourg — → Mali — → Malta — → Mexico — → Monaco — → Montenegro — → Morocco — → Nauru — → Netherlands — → New Zealand — → Niger — → North Korea — → North Macedonia — → Norway — → Poland — → Portugal — → Romania — → San Marino — → Saudi Arabia — → Senegal — → Serbia — → Slovakia — → Slovenia — → Solomon Islands — → Spain — → Sudan — → Swaziland — → Sweden — → Switzerland — → Tonga — → Tunisia — → Turkmenistan — → United Kingdom — → United States — → Vanuatu — → Vatican — → Yemen — →

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Where Ecuador citizens face the toughest visas

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

The hardest is the US — 42.2% of applications refused, against 17.6% at the most lenient one.

Schengen

30.0%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #33 of 118

+0.8 pp year-over-year

by filing country

United States

42.2%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #73 of 197

+5.3 pp year-over-year

B1/B2 visas

United Kingdom

17.6%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #90 of 119

+0.4 pp year-over-year

visitor visas

1.5 months until the next US interview · Quito

1 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 1 of them easing · the feed →

25.1% of Canadian applications not approved (all visa types, 22,440 decisions) — different methodology, not comparable with the three above · details →

7 countries accept visa applications right inside Ecuador

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Ecuador citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate

1 Hungary 1,003 Quito 37.6% 2 Italy 12,396 Quito 34.5% 3 Spain 80,504 Guayaquil, Quito 30.3% 4 France 3,829 Quito 28.2% 5 Switzerland 2,299 Quito 27.7% 6 Germany 6,136 Quito 18.0%

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 Ecuador passport

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

→ Ecuador → United StatesVisa required → → Ecuador → United KingdomVisa required → → Ecuador → JapanVisa required → → Ecuador → United Arab Emiratese-Visa / ETA → → Ecuador → ThailandVisa-free → → Ecuador → TurkeyVisa-free →

Frequently asked

How strong is the Ecuador passport?

The Ecuador passport ranks #104 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 103.6). It gives visa-free access to 48 countries and easy access to 121 — stronger than 95 passports.

How many countries can Ecuador visit visa-free?

48 countries are visa-free, plus more on arrival or with an eTA. See the full list on the "visa-free countries for Ecuador" page.

Why does the Ecuador passport rank where it does?

The rank is set by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations. The Ecuador passport sits in the middle 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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