Ghana Passport Ranking 2026 — Rank, Power & Mobility

How strong is the Ghana passport

The Ghana passport ranks #130 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 88. It is stronger than 69 passports — visa-free to 42 countries and easy access to 104.

stronger ↑

Armenia

#129

35 visa-free · score 88.7

this passport

Ghana

#130

42 visa-free · score 88

weaker ↓

Tunisia

#131

36 visa-free · score 87.9

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Where the Ghana passport can travel

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

Visa-free · 42

Bahamas 90 days → Bangladesh 90 days → Barbados 180 days → Belize 90 days → Benin 90 days → Burkina Faso 90 days → Cape Verde 90 days → Dominica 180 days → Fiji 120 days → Gambia 90 days → Grenada 90 days → Guinea 90 days → Guinea-Bissau 90 days → Guyana 90 days → Haiti 90 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Jamaica 90 days → Kiribati 90 days → Liberia 90 days → Malawi 90 days → Mali 90 days → Mauritius 90 days → Micronesia 30 days → Mozambique 30 days → Niger 90 days → Nigeria 90 days → Philippines 30 days → Rwanda 90 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → Senegal 90 days → Seychelles 90 days → Sierra Leone 90 days → Singapore 30 days → South Africa 90 days → Swaziland 30 days → Tanzania 90 days → Togo 90 days → Trinidad and Tobago 90 days → Uganda 90 days → Vanuatu 120 days → Zimbabwe 90 days →

Visa on arrival · 22

Bolivia 30 days → Burundi 30 days → Cambodia 30 days → Comoros 30 days → Djibouti 30 days → Ethiopia 30 days → Iran 30 days → Jordan 30 days → Lebanon 30 days → Lesotho 30 days → Macao 30 days → Madagascar 30 days → Maldives 30 days → Mauritania 30 days → Nicaragua 30 days → Palau 30 days → Saint Lucia 30 days → Samoa 30 days → Sri Lanka 30 days → Timor-Leste 30 days → Tuvalu 30 days → Zambia 30 days →

e-Visa / ETA · 40

Albania 90 days → Antigua and Barbuda 90 days → Australia 90 days → Bahrain 90 days → Bhutan 90 days → Botswana 90 days → Cameroon 90 days → Colombia 90 days → DR Congo 90 days → Ecuador 90 days → El Salvador 90 days → Equatorial Guinea 90 days → Gabon 90 days → Georgia 90 days → Hong Kong 90 days → India 90 days → Indonesia 90 days → Iraq 90 days → Kazakhstan 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 90 days → Libya 90 days → Malaysia 90 days → Moldova 90 days → Mongolia 90 days → Myanmar 90 days → Oman 90 days → Pakistan 90 days → Papua New Guinea 90 days → Qatar 90 days → Sao Tome and Principe 90 days → Somalia 90 days → South Korea 90 days → South Sudan 90 days → Suriname 90 days → Syria 90 days → Tajikistan 90 days → United Arab Emirates 90 days → Uzbekistan 90 days → Vietnam 90 days →

Visa required · 94

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Andorra — → Angola — → Argentina — → Armenia — → Austria — → Azerbaijan — → Belarus — → Belgium — → Bosnia and Herzegovina — → Brazil — → Brunei — → Bulgaria — → Canada — → Central African Republic — → Chad — → Chile — → China — → Congo — → Costa Rica — → Croatia — → Cuba — → Cyprus — → Czech Republic — → Denmark — → Dominican Republic — → Egypt — → Eritrea — → Estonia — → Finland — → France — → Germany — → Greece — → Guatemala — → Honduras — → Hungary — → Iceland — → Ireland — → Israel — → Italy — → Japan — → Kosovo — → Kuwait — → Laos — → Latvia — → Liechtenstein — → Lithuania — → Luxembourg — → Malta — → Marshall Islands — → Mexico — → Monaco — → Montenegro — → Morocco — → Namibia — → Nauru — → Nepal — → Netherlands — → New Zealand — → North Korea — → North Macedonia — → Norway — → Palestine — → Panama — → Paraguay — → Peru — → Poland — → Portugal — → Romania — → Russia — → San Marino — → Saudi Arabia — → Serbia — → Slovakia — → Slovenia — → Solomon Islands — → Spain — → Sudan — → Sweden — → Switzerland — → Taiwan — → Thailand — → Tonga — → Tunisia — → Turkey — → Turkmenistan — → Ukraine — → United Kingdom — → United States — → Uruguay — → Vatican — → Venezuela — → Yemen — →

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Where Ghana citizens face the toughest visas

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

The hardest is the US — 64.3% of applications refused, against 43.8% at the most lenient one.

Schengen

46.1%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #9 of 118

+1.6 pp year-over-year

by filing country

United States

64.3%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #25 of 197

+8.8 pp year-over-year

B1/B2 visas

United Kingdom

43.8%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #26 of 119

+0.3 pp year-over-year

visitor visas

3 months until the next US interview · Accra

59.2% of Canadian applications not approved (all visa types, 64,515 decisions) — different methodology, not comparable with the three above · details →

12 countries accept visa applications right inside Ghana

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Ghana citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate

1 Czech Republic 906 Accra 71.9% 2 Norway 2,293 Accra 64.4% 3 Denmark 5,184 Accra 62.7% 4 Malta 1,947 Accra 58.7% 5 Netherlands 17,959 Accra 54.3% 6 Italy 2,754 Accra 42.2% 7 Hungary 2,869 Accra 40.0% 8 Switzerland 4,628 Accra 40.0% 9 France 10,482 Accra 37.5% 10 Spain 5,557 Accra 35.1% 11 Germany 9,146 Accra 33.3%

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 Ghana passport

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

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

Frequently asked

How strong is the Ghana passport?

The Ghana passport ranks #130 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 88). It gives visa-free access to 42 countries and easy access to 104 — stronger than 69 passports.

How many countries can Ghana visit visa-free?

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

Why does the Ghana passport rank where it does?

The rank is set by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations. The Ghana 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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