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Visa requirements · updated Aug 2026

Yemen Passport Ranking 2026

The Yemen passport ranks #195 of 199 in the 2026 passport index, with a mobility score of 62.4 — stronger than 4 passports. Below: where it can travel and how.

9Visa-free
24Visa on arrival
48e-Visa / ETA
117Visa required
VISAXSAug 2026
Yemen
Passport strength
#195in the world

How strong is the Yemen passport

The Yemen passport ranks #195 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 62.4. It is stronger than 4 passports — visa-free to 9 countries and easy access to 81.

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Where the Yemen passport can travel

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

Visa-free · 9

Visa on arrival · 24

e-Visa / ETA · 48

Visa required · 117

Afghanistan Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize 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 Fiji Finland France Gambia Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Myanmar Namibia Nauru Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger North Korea North Macedonia Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saint Lucia San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela

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Where Yemen citizens face the toughest visas

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

The hardest is the US — 68.0% of applications refused, against 60.3% at the most lenient one.

No slots US consulates in Yemen are not scheduling interviews
1 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 1 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 Yemen passport

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

Frequently asked

How strong is the Yemen passport?
The Yemen passport ranks #195 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 62.4). It gives visa-free access to 9 countries and easy access to 81 — stronger than 4 passports.
How many countries can Yemen visit visa-free?
9 countries are visa-free, plus more on arrival or with an eTA. See the full list on the "visa-free countries for Yemen" page.
Why does the Yemen passport rank where it does?
The rank is set by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations. The Yemen passport sits in the lower 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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