Uruguay Passport Ranking 2026 — Rank, Power & Mobility

How strong is the Uruguay passport

The Uruguay passport ranks #50 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 153.9. It is stronger than 149 passports — visa-free to 98 countries and easy access to 171.

stronger ↑

San Marino

#49

102 visa-free · score 157

this passport

Uruguay

#50

98 visa-free · score 153.9

weaker ↓

Israel

#51

105 visa-free · score 153.5

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Where the Uruguay passport can travel

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

Visa-free · 98

Albania 90 days → Andorra 90 days → Angola 30 days → Argentina 90 days → Armenia 180 days → Austria 90 days → Bahamas 90 days → Barbados 90 days → Belarus 30 days → Belgium 90 days → Belize 90 days → Bolivia 90 days → Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days → Botswana 90 days → Brazil 90 days → Bulgaria 90 days → Chile 90 days → China 30 days → Colombia 90 days → Costa Rica 180 days → Croatia 90 days → Cyprus 90 days → Czech Republic 90 days → Denmark 90 days → Dominica 21 days → Dominican Republic 90 days → Ecuador 90 days → El Salvador 180 days → Estonia 90 days → Fiji 120 days → Finland 90 days → France 90 days → Georgia 90 days → Germany 90 days → Greece 90 days → Grenada 90 days → Guatemala 90 days → Guyana 90 days → Haiti 90 days → Honduras 90 days → Hong Kong 90 days → Hungary 90 days → Iceland 90 days → Ireland 90 days → Israel 90 days → Italy 90 days → Jamaica 30 days → Japan 90 days → Kiribati 90 days → Kosovo 90 days → Latvia 90 days → Liechtenstein 90 days → Lithuania 90 days → Luxembourg 90 days → Macao 90 days → Malaysia 90 days → Malta 90 days → Mexico 180 days → Micronesia 30 days → Moldova 90 days → Monaco 90 days → Mongolia 30 days → Montenegro 90 days → Netherlands 90 days → Nicaragua 90 days → North Macedonia 90 days → Norway 90 days → Palestine 90 days → Panama 90 days → Paraguay 90 days → Peru 180 days → Philippines 30 days → Poland 90 days → Portugal 90 days → Romania 90 days → Russia 90 days → Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days → Saint Lucia 42 days → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days → San Marino 90 days → Serbia 90 days → Seychelles 90 days → Singapore 30 days → Slovakia 90 days → Slovenia 90 days → South Africa 90 days → Spain 90 days → Swaziland 30 days → Sweden 90 days → Switzerland 90 days → Thailand 60 days → Trinidad and Tobago 90 days → Turkey 90 days → Ukraine 90 days → United Arab Emirates 90 days → Vanuatu 120 days → Vatican 90 days → Venezuela 90 days →

Visa on arrival · 34

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 → Iran 30 days → Jordan 30 days → Laos 30 days → Lebanon 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 → 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 · 39

Antigua and Barbuda 90 days → Australia 90 days → Benin 90 days → Bhutan 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 → Indonesia 90 days → Iraq 90 days → Ivory Coast 90 days → Kazakhstan 90 days → Kenya 90 days → Kyrgyzstan 90 days → Lesotho 90 days → Libya 90 days → Myanmar 90 days → New Zealand 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 → Tajikistan 90 days → Togo 90 days → Uganda 90 days → United Kingdom 90 days → Uzbekistan 90 days → Vietnam 90 days →

Visa required · 27

Afghanistan — → Algeria — → Azerbaijan — → Brunei — → Canada — → Central African Republic — → Chad — → Congo — → Eritrea — → Gambia — → Kuwait — → Liberia — → Mali — → Morocco — → Nauru — → Niger — → North Korea — → Saudi Arabia — → Senegal — → Solomon Islands — → Sudan — → Taiwan — → Tonga — → Tunisia — → Turkmenistan — → United States — → Yemen — →

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Where Uruguay citizens face the toughest visas

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

The hardest is Schengen — 7.8% of applications refused, against 2.6% at the most lenient one.

Schengen

7.8%

of applications refused

+3.0 pp year-over-year

by filing country

United States

2.6%

of applications refused

strictness rank: #192 of 197

0.0 pp year-over-year

B1/B2 visas

1 month until the next US interview · Montevideo

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

42.3% of Canadian applications not approved (all visa types, 815 decisions) — different methodology, not comparable with the three above · details →

7 countries accept visa applications right inside Uruguay

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Uruguay citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate

1 Portugal 7 Montevideo 14.3% 2 Germany 20 Montevideo 10.0% 3 Spain 181 Montevideo 8.3% 4 France 56 Montevideo 7.1% 5 Italy 27 Montevideo 3.7% 6 Greece 2 Montevideo 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 Uruguay passport

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

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

Frequently asked

How strong is the Uruguay passport?

The Uruguay passport ranks #50 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 153.9). It gives visa-free access to 98 countries and easy access to 171 — stronger than 149 passports.

How many countries can Uruguay visit visa-free?

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

Why does the Uruguay passport rank where it does?

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