Kuwait Passport Ranking 2026 — Rank, Power & Mobility

How strong is the Kuwait passport

The Kuwait passport ranks #98 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 108.9. It is stronger than 101 passports — visa-free to 58 countries and easy access to 124.

stronger ↑

South Africa

#97

61 visa-free · score 111.5

this passport

Kuwait

#98

58 visa-free · score 108.9

weaker ↓

Belize

#99

59 visa-free · score 107.9

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Where the Kuwait passport can travel

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

Visa-free · 58

Albania 90 days → Armenia 180 days → Bahamas 90 days → Bahrain 90 days → Barbados 90 days → Belarus 30 days → Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days → Botswana 90 days → China 30 days → Dominica 21 days → Dominican Republic 90 days → Ecuador 90 days → Egypt 180 days → El Salvador 180 days → Georgia 360 days → Guatemala 90 days → Haiti 90 days → Honduras 90 days → Hong Kong 30 days → Iran 15 days → Jordan 90 days → Kazakhstan 30 days → Kosovo 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 60 days → Lebanon 180 days → Malaysia 90 days → Mauritius 90 days → Micronesia 30 days → Montenegro 90 days → Morocco 90 days → Nicaragua 90 days → Oman 90 days → Pakistan 90 days → Palestine 90 days → Panama 90 days → Philippines 30 days → Qatar 90 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Saint Lucia 42 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → Sao Tome and Principe 15 days → Saudi Arabia 90 days → Serbia 90 days → Seychelles 90 days → Singapore 30 days → South Korea 30 days → Sudan 90 days → Swaziland 30 days → Syria 90 days → Tajikistan 30 days → Thailand 60 days → Tunisia 90 days → Turkey 90 days → Ukraine 90 days → United Arab Emirates 90 days → Uzbekistan 10 days → Vanuatu 120 days → Zambia 90 days →

Visa on arrival · 37

Azerbaijan 30 days → Bangladesh 30 days → Bolivia 30 days → Brunei 30 days → Burundi 30 days → Cambodia 30 days → Cape Verde 30 days → Comoros 30 days → Djibouti 30 days → Ethiopia 30 days → Ghana 30 days → Guinea-Bissau 30 days → Indonesia 30 days → Iraq 30 days → Laos 30 days → Macao 30 days → Madagascar 30 days → Malawi 30 days → Maldives 30 days → Marshall Islands 30 days → Mauritania 30 days → Mongolia 30 days → Mozambique 30 days → Nepal 30 days → Palau 30 days → Rwanda 30 days → Samoa 30 days → Senegal 30 days → Sierra Leone 30 days → Solomon Islands 30 days → Somalia 30 days → Sri Lanka 30 days → Tanzania 30 days → Timor-Leste 30 days → Tuvalu 30 days → Yemen 30 days → Zimbabwe 30 days →

e-Visa / ETA · 29

Antigua and Barbuda 90 days → Australia 90 days → Benin 90 days → Bhutan 90 days → Burkina Faso 90 days → Cameroon 90 days → Colombia 90 days → Cuba 90 days → DR Congo 90 days → Equatorial Guinea 90 days → Gabon 90 days → Guinea 90 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Lesotho 90 days → Libya 90 days → Moldova 90 days → Myanmar 90 days → New Zealand 90 days → Nigeria 90 days → Papua New Guinea 90 days → Russia 90 days → South Sudan 90 days → Suriname 90 days → Taiwan 90 days → Togo 90 days → Uganda 90 days → United Kingdom 90 days → Vietnam 90 days →

Visa required · 74

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Andorra — → Angola — → Argentina — → Austria — → Belgium — → Belize — → Brazil — → Bulgaria — → Canada — → Central African Republic — → Chad — → Chile — → Congo — → Costa Rica — → Croatia — → Cyprus — → Czech Republic — → Denmark — → Eritrea — → Estonia — → Fiji — → Finland — → France — → Gambia — → Germany — → Greece — → Grenada — → Guyana — → Hungary — → Iceland — → India — → Ireland — → Israel — → Italy — → Jamaica — → Japan — → Kiribati — → Latvia — → Liberia — → Liechtenstein — → Lithuania — → Luxembourg — → Mali — → Malta — → Mexico — → Monaco — → Namibia — → Nauru — → Netherlands — → Niger — → North Korea — → North Macedonia — → Norway — → Paraguay — → Peru — → Poland — → Portugal — → Romania — → San Marino — → Slovakia — → Slovenia — → South Africa — → Spain — → Sweden — → Switzerland — → Tonga — → Trinidad and Tobago — → Turkmenistan — → United States — → Uruguay — → Vatican — → Venezuela — →

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Where Kuwait citizens face the toughest visas

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

The hardest is the UK — 8.1% of applications refused, against 5.7% at the most lenient one.

Schengen

5.7%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #97 of 118

-0.9 pp year-over-year

by filing country

United States

6.1%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #183 of 197

+0.6 pp year-over-year

B1/B2 visas

United Kingdom

8.1%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #109 of 119

+3.3 pp year-over-year

visitor visas

2 months until the next US interview · Kuwait

2 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 2 of them easing · the feed →

12.2% of Canadian applications not approved (all visa types, 1,720 decisions) — different methodology, not comparable with the three above · details →

16 countries accept visa applications right inside Kuwait

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Kuwait citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate

1 Hungary 2,245 Kuwait 15.0% 2 Romania 224 Kuwait 13.8% 3 Greece 6,420 Kuwait 12.9% 4 Bulgaria 1,166 Kuwait 12.2% 5 Spain 26,898 Kuwait 8.8% 6 Netherlands 10,517 Kuwait 8.1% 7 Belgium 3,026 Kuwait 7.5% 8 Austria 5,277 Kuwait 5.7% 9 Croatia 518 Kuwait 5.2% 10 Germany 22,664 Kuwait 5.1% 11 Poland 2,120 Kuwait 4.3% 12 Malta 205 Kuwait 3.9% 13 Czech Republic 5,681 Kuwait 3.5% 14 Italy 23,772 Kuwait 3.0% 15 France 35,461 Kuwait 2.7%

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 Kuwait passport

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

→ Kuwait → United StatesVisa required → → Kuwait → United Kingdome-Visa / ETA → → Kuwait → JapanVisa required → → Kuwait → United Arab EmiratesVisa-free → → Kuwait → ThailandVisa-free → → Kuwait → TurkeyVisa-free →

Frequently asked

How strong is the Kuwait passport?

The Kuwait passport ranks #98 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 108.9). It gives visa-free access to 58 countries and easy access to 124 — stronger than 101 passports.

How many countries can Kuwait visit visa-free?

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

Why does the Kuwait passport rank where it does?

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