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Global Visa Openness Map

Discover which countries welcome the most passport holders visa-free and which are the most restrictive.

Very Open (80%+) (7)
Open (60-79%) (7)
Moderate (40-59%) (77)
Restrictive (20-39%) (25)
Very Restrictive (<20%) (75)
191
Countries Analyzed
60
Avg. Visa-Free Passports
Micronesia
Most Open Country
Yemen
Most Restricted Country

Most Open Countries

#1
Micronesia
189 passports visa-free · 99%
#2
Haiti
181 passports visa-free · 95%
#3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
179 passports visa-free · 94%
#4
Barbados
170 passports visa-free · 89%
#5
Malaysia
159 passports visa-free · 83%
#6
Singapore
156 passports visa-free · 82%
#7
Philippines
155 passports visa-free · 81%
#8
Ecuador
148 passports visa-free · 77%
#9
Samoa
134 passports visa-free · 70%
#10
Gambia
133 passports visa-free · 70%

Most Restricted Countries

#191
Yemen
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#190
Turkmenistan
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#189
Papua New Guinea
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#188
North Korea
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#187
Madagascar
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#186
Israel
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#185
Comoros
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#184
Afghanistan
0 passports visa-free · 0%
#183
United Kingdom
1 passports visa-free · 1%
#182
Somalia
1 passports visa-free · 1%

Full Openness Ranking

# Country Visa-Free Passports Openness
1 Micronesia 189
99%
2 Haiti 181
95%
3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 179
94%
4 Barbados 170
89%
5 Malaysia 159
83%
6 Singapore 156
82%
7 Philippines 155
81%
8 Ecuador 148
77%
9 Samoa 134
70%
10 Gambia 133
70%
11 Bahamas 118
62%
12 Suriname 117
61%
13 Kiribati 115
60%
14 Vanuatu 114
60%
15 Mauritius 113
59%
16 Panama 112
59%
17 Grenada 108
57%
18 Fiji 106
55%
19 Dominican Republic 104
54%
20 Tunisia 101
53%
21 Zambia 101
53%
22 Belize 100
52%
23 Peru 100
52%
24 Botswana 99
52%
25 Colombia 99
52%
26 Brazil 98
51%
27 Georgia 98
51%
28 Moldova 98
51%
29 Trinidad and Tobago 98
51%
30 Jamaica 97
51%
31 Montenegro 96
50%
32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95
50%
33 Angola 94
49%
34 Turkey 94
49%
35 Andorra 93
49%
36 San Marino 93
49%
37 Costa Rica 92
48%
38 Thailand 92
48%
39 Belarus 90
47%
40 United Arab Emirates 90
47%
41 Uzbekistan 90
47%
42 Chile 89
47%
43 Rwanda 89
47%
44 Saint Lucia 89
47%
45 Liechtenstein 88
46%
46 South Africa 88
46%
47 Tajikistan 88
46%
48 Argentina 87
46%
49 Austria 87
46%
50 Belgium 87
46%
51 Bulgaria 87
46%
52 Croatia 87
46%
53 Cyprus 87
46%
54 Czechia 87
46%
55 Estonia 87
46%
56 Finland 87
46%
57 Germany 87
46%
58 Greece 87
46%
59 Hungary 87
46%
60 Iceland 87
46%
61 Italy 87
46%
62 Latvia 87
46%
63 Lithuania 87
46%
64 Luxembourg 87
46%
65 Malta 87
46%
66 Monaco 87
46%
67 Netherlands 87
46%
68 Norway 87
46%
69 Poland 87
46%
70 Portugal 87
46%
71 Slovakia 87
46%
72 Slovenia 87
46%
73 Spain 87
46%
74 Sweden 87
46%
75 Switzerland 87
46%
76 Vatican City 87
46%
77 El Salvador 86
45%
78 Romania 86
45%
79 Nicaragua 85
45%
80 Qatar 85
45%
81 Albania 84
44%
82 Denmark 84
44%
83 Honduras 84
44%
84 Kazakhstan 84
44%
85 Guatemala 83
43%
86 Serbia 83
43%
87 China 82
43%
88 Uruguay 82
43%
89 Kyrgyzstan 79
41%
90 Ukraine 78
41%
91 North Macedonia 76
40%
92 France 75
39%
93 Ireland 74
39%
94 Oman 74
39%
95 Lesotho 73
38%
96 Japan 71
37%
97 Seychelles 71
37%
98 Paraguay 70
37%
99 Morocco 69
36%
100 Venezuela 69
36%
101 Armenia 65
34%
102 Mongolia 65
34%
103 Russia 65
34%
104 Mexico 62
32%
105 Bolivia 61
32%
106 Benin 59
31%
107 Senegal 59
31%
108 Solomon Islands 59
31%
109 Guyana 56
29%
110 Brunei 55
29%
111 Cabo Verde 54
28%
112 Malawi 44
23%
113 Tanzania 44
23%
114 Iran 42
22%
115 Canada 40
21%
116 Zimbabwe 38
20%
117 Kenya 37
19%
118 Uganda 37
19%
119 Vietnam 37
19%
120 East Timor 35
18%
121 Ghana 35
18%
122 Tonga 33
17%
123 Palau 32
17%
124 Saint Kitts and Nevis 32
17%
125 Tuvalu 32
17%
126 Marshall Islands 31
16%
127 South Korea 30
16%
128 Mozambique 28
15%
129 Namibia 26
14%
130 Bangladesh 24
13%
131 Cote d'Ivoire 24
13%
132 Mali 24
13%
133 Guinea 23
12%
134 Laos 20
10%
135 Azerbaijan 19
10%
136 Burkina Faso 19
10%
137 Niger 19
10%
138 Chad 18
9%
139 Nigeria 18
9%
140 Cuba 16
8%
141 Sierra Leone 16
8%
142 Togo 16
8%
143 Central African Republic 14
7%
144 Guinea-Bissau 14
7%
145 Indonesia 14
7%
146 Liberia 14
7%
147 Jordan 13
7%
148 Cambodia 11
6%
149 Egypt 10
5%
150 Gabon 10
5%
151 Maldives 10
5%
152 Myanmar 10
5%
153 Pakistan 10
5%
154 Syria 10
5%
155 Mauritania 9
5%
156 Equatorial Guinea 8
4%
157 DR Congo 7
4%
158 Lebanon 7
4%
159 Libya 7
4%
160 Algeria 6
3%
161 Burundi 6
3%
162 Cameroon 6
3%
163 Republic of the Congo 6
3%
164 Bahrain 5
3%
165 Kuwait 5
3%
166 Saudi Arabia 5
3%
167 Sri Lanka 5
3%
168 Sudan 5
3%
169 Iraq 4
2%
170 South Sudan 4
2%
171 India 3
2%
172 Nauru 3
2%
173 United States 3
2%
174 Bhutan 2
1%
175 Djibouti 2
1%
176 Eritrea 2
1%
177 Ethiopia 2
1%
178 Australia 1
1%
179 Nepal 1
1%
180 New Zealand 1
1%
181 Palestine 1
1%
182 Somalia 1
1%
183 United Kingdom 1
1%
184 Afghanistan 0
0%
185 Comoros 0
0%
186 Israel 0
0%
187 Madagascar 0
0%
188 North Korea 0
0%
189 Papua New Guinea 0
0%
190 Turkmenistan 0
0%
191 Yemen 0
0%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country is the most open to visitors?
Micronesia is the most open country, welcoming 189 passport holders without requiring a visa.
Which country is the most restrictive?
Yemen is the most restrictive, allowing only 0 passport holders to enter visa-free.
What is the global average for visa-free access?
On average, countries allow 60 different passport holders to enter visa-free.