Maldives Passport Ranking 2026 — Rank, Power & Mobility

How strong is the Maldives passport

The Maldives passport ranks #101 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 104.8. It is stronger than 98 passports — visa-free to 54 countries and easy access to 121.

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Jamaica

#100

56 visa-free · score 105.5

this passport

Maldives

#101

54 visa-free · score 104.8

weaker ↓

Saudi Arabia

#102

55 visa-free · score 104.6

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Where the Maldives passport can travel

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Visa-free · 54

Antigua and Barbuda 180 days → Azerbaijan 90 days → Bahamas 90 days → Bangladesh 90 days → Barbados 180 days → Belize 90 days → Bhutan 14 days → Botswana 90 days → Brunei 14 days → China 30 days → Costa Rica 30 days → Dominica 180 days → Ecuador 90 days → Fiji 120 days → Gambia 90 days → Grenada 90 days → Guyana 30 days → Haiti 90 days → Hong Kong 90 days → India 90 days → Ireland 90 days → Jamaica 90 days → Kazakhstan 30 days → Kiribati 90 days → Kosovo 90 days → Lesotho 90 days → Malawi 30 days → Malaysia 90 days → Mauritius 90 days → Micronesia 30 days → Mongolia 30 days → Morocco 30 days → Pakistan 90 days → Palestine 90 days → Panama 90 days → Philippines 30 days → Russia 90 days → Rwanda 30 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Saint Lucia 42 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → Seychelles 90 days → Singapore 30 days → South Africa 30 days → Swaziland 30 days → Tajikistan 30 days → Thailand 60 days → Trinidad and Tobago 90 days → Tunisia 90 days → United Arab Emirates 90 days → Vanuatu 120 days → Venezuela 90 days → Zambia 90 days → Zimbabwe 90 days →

Visa on arrival · 29

Bolivia 30 days → Burundi 30 days → Cambodia 30 days → Cape Verde 30 days → Comoros 30 days → Djibouti 30 days → Ghana 30 days → Guinea-Bissau 30 days → Indonesia 30 days → Iran 30 days → Jordan 30 days → Laos 30 days → Macao 30 days → Madagascar 30 days → Marshall Islands 30 days → Mauritania 30 days → Mozambique 30 days → Nepal 30 days → Nicaragua 30 days → Palau 30 days → Qatar 30 days → Samoa 30 days → Saudi Arabia 30 days → Solomon Islands 30 days → Sri Lanka 30 days → Tanzania 30 days → Timor-Leste 30 days → Turkey 30 days → Tuvalu 30 days →

e-Visa / ETA · 38

Albania 90 days → Armenia 90 days → Australia 90 days → Bahrain 90 days → Benin 90 days → Burkina Faso 90 days → Cameroon 90 days → Colombia 90 days → Cuba 90 days → DR Congo 90 days → El Salvador 90 days → Equatorial Guinea 90 days → Ethiopia 90 days → Gabon 90 days → Georgia 90 days → Guinea 90 days → Iraq 90 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 90 days → Libya 90 days → Moldova 90 days → Myanmar 90 days → Nigeria 90 days → Oman 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 → Togo 90 days → Uganda 90 days → United Kingdom 90 days → Uzbekistan 90 days → Vietnam 90 days →

Visa required · 77

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Andorra — → Angola — → Argentina — → Austria — → Belarus — → Belgium — → Bosnia and Herzegovina — → Brazil — → Bulgaria — → Canada — → Central African Republic — → Chad — → Chile — → Congo — → Croatia — → Cyprus — → Czech Republic — → Denmark — → Dominican Republic — → Egypt — → Eritrea — → Estonia — → Finland — → France — → Germany — → Greece — → Guatemala — → Honduras — → Hungary — → Iceland — → Israel — → Italy — → Japan — → Kuwait — → Latvia — → Lebanon — → Liberia — → Liechtenstein — → Lithuania — → Luxembourg — → Mali — → Malta — → Mexico — → Monaco — → Montenegro — → Namibia — → Nauru — → Netherlands — → New Zealand — → Niger — → North Korea — → North Macedonia — → Norway — → Paraguay — → Peru — → Poland — → Portugal — → Romania — → San Marino — → Senegal — → Serbia — → Slovakia — → Slovenia — → Spain — → Sudan — → Sweden — → Switzerland — → Taiwan — → Tonga — → Turkmenistan — → Ukraine — → United States — → Uruguay — → Vatican — → Yemen — →

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Where Maldives citizens face the toughest visas

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

United States

10.6%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #163 of 197

-15.2 pp year-over-year

B1/B2 visas

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

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 Maldives passport

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

→ Maldives → United StatesVisa required → → Maldives → United Kingdome-Visa / ETA → → Maldives → JapanVisa required → → Maldives → United Arab EmiratesVisa-free → → Maldives → ThailandVisa-free → → Maldives → TurkeyVisa on arrival →

Frequently asked

How strong is the Maldives passport?

The Maldives passport ranks #101 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 104.8). It gives visa-free access to 54 countries and easy access to 121 — stronger than 98 passports.

How many countries can Maldives visit visa-free?

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

Why does the Maldives passport rank where it does?

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