Saudi Arabia Passport Ranking 2026 — Rank, Power & Mobility

How strong is the Saudi Arabia passport

The Saudi Arabia passport ranks #102 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 104.6. It is stronger than 97 passports — visa-free to 55 countries and easy access to 120.

stronger ↑

Maldives

#101

54 visa-free · score 104.8

this passport

Saudi Arabia

#102

55 visa-free · score 104.6

weaker ↓

Fiji

#103

49 visa-free · score 103.9

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Where the Saudi Arabia passport can travel

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Visa-free · 55

Albania 90 days → Angola 30 days → Armenia 90 days → Bahrain 90 days → Barbados 90 days → Belarus 30 days → Botswana 90 days → China 30 days → Dominica 21 days → Ecuador 90 days → Egypt 180 days → El Salvador 180 days → Gambia 90 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 → Kiribati 90 days → Kosovo 90 days → Kuwait 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 60 days → Lebanon 180 days → Malaysia 90 days → Mauritius 90 days → Micronesia 30 days → Morocco 90 days → Mozambique 30 days → Nicaragua 90 days → Oman 90 days → Pakistan 90 days → Palestine 90 days → Panama 90 days → Philippines 30 days → Qatar 90 days → Russia 90 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → Seychelles 90 days → Singapore 90 days → South Africa 90 days → South Korea 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 90 days → Vanuatu 120 days → Zambia 90 days →

Visa on arrival · 31

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 → Mauritania 30 days → Nepal 30 days → Palau 30 days → Rwanda 30 days → Samoa 30 days → Sierra Leone 30 days → Somalia 30 days → Sri Lanka 30 days → Tanzania 30 days → Timor-Leste 30 days → Tuvalu 30 days → Yemen 30 days →

e-Visa / ETA · 34

Antigua and Barbuda 90 days → Australia 90 days → Bahamas 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 → India 90 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Japan 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Lesotho 90 days → Libya 90 days → Moldova 90 days → Mongolia 90 days → Myanmar 90 days → New Zealand 90 days → Nigeria 90 days → Papua New Guinea 90 days → Sao Tome and Principe 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 → Zimbabwe 90 days →

Visa required · 78

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Andorra — → Argentina — → Austria — → Belgium — → Belize — → Bosnia and Herzegovina — → Brazil — → Bulgaria — → Canada — → Central African Republic — → Chad — → Chile — → Congo — → Costa Rica — → Croatia — → Cyprus — → Czech Republic — → Denmark — → Dominican Republic — → Eritrea — → Estonia — → Fiji — → Finland — → France — → Germany — → Greece — → Grenada — → Guyana — → Hungary — → Iceland — → Ireland — → Israel — → Italy — → Jamaica — → Latvia — → Liberia — → Liechtenstein — → Lithuania — → Luxembourg — → Mali — → Malta — → Marshall Islands — → Mexico — → Monaco — → Montenegro — → Namibia — → Nauru — → Netherlands — → Niger — → North Korea — → North Macedonia — → Norway — → Paraguay — → Peru — → Poland — → Portugal — → Romania — → Saint Lucia — → San Marino — → Senegal — → Serbia — → Slovakia — → Slovenia — → Solomon Islands — → Spain — → Sudan — → Swaziland — → Sweden — → Switzerland — → Tonga — → Trinidad and Tobago — → Turkmenistan — → United States — → Uruguay — → Vatican — → Venezuela — →

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Where Saudi Arabia citizens face the toughest visas

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

The hardest is the UK — 6.8% of applications refused, against 5.1% at the most lenient one.

Schengen

5.1%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #103 of 118

-0.7 pp year-over-year

by filing country

United States

6.0%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #184 of 197

-1.9 pp year-over-year

B1/B2 visas

United Kingdom

6.8%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #112 of 119

+2.7 pp year-over-year

visitor visas

2 months until the next US interview · Riyadh

4 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 4 of them easing · the feed →

11.7% of Canadian applications not approved (all visa types, 9,725 decisions) — different methodology, not comparable with the three above · details →

21 countries accept visa applications right inside Saudi Arabia

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Saudi Arabia citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate

1 Bulgaria 1,058 Riyadh 53.9% 2 Sweden 2,265 Riyadh 34.4% 3 Belgium 1,673 Riyadh 22.1% 4 Romania 185 Riyadh 20.0% 5 Greece 12,159 Riyadh 17.7% 6 Hungary 1,724 Riyadh 17.5% 7 Malta 621 Riyadh 17.1% 8 Netherlands 18,930 Riyadh 14.9% 9 Poland 1,209 Riyadh 13.0% 10 Portugal 16,501 Riyadh 12.7% 11 Denmark 2,304 Riyadh 11.4% 12 Germany 50,921 Jeddah, Riyadh 8.0% 13 Slovakia 376 Riyadh 4.8% 14 Switzerland 31,146 Riyadh 4.7% 15 France 234,331 Jeddah, Riyadh 3.8% 16 Czech Republic 17,706 Riyadh 3.2% 17 Spain 58,670 Riyadh 2.7% 18 Italy 83,189 Jeddah, Riyadh 2.4% 19 Austria 18,942 Riyadh 1.6% 20 Finland 57 Riyadh 0.0%

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 Saudi Arabia passport

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

→ Saudi Arabia → United StatesVisa required → → Saudi Arabia → United Kingdome-Visa / ETA → → Saudi Arabia → Japane-Visa / ETA → → Saudi Arabia → United Arab EmiratesVisa-free → → Saudi Arabia → ThailandVisa-free → → Saudi Arabia → TurkeyVisa-free →

Frequently asked

How strong is the Saudi Arabia passport?

The Saudi Arabia passport ranks #102 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 104.6). It gives visa-free access to 55 countries and easy access to 120 — stronger than 97 passports.

How many countries can Saudi Arabia visit visa-free?

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

Why does the Saudi Arabia passport rank where it does?

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