Passport Power Ranking 2026
All 195 passports ranked by the number of destinations accessible without a traditional visa.
Strongest Passport
Bhutan 31 visa-free
Weakest Passport
Afghanistan 12 visa-free
Global Average
75
visa-free destinations
| # | Country | Visa-Free Destinations | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0 | Bhutan | 31 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Bolivia | 45 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Brazil | 121 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Cabo Verde | 45 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Cambodia | 35 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Canada | 124 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Central African Republic | 34 | Africa | |
| #0 |  China | 62 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Croatia | 119 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Cuba | 39 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Cyprus | 125 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Czechia | 130 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Denmark | 125 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Djibouti | 27 | Africa | |
| #0 |  DR Congo | 30 | Africa | |
| #0 |  El Salvador | 94 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Estonia | 122 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Ethiopia | 30 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Finland | 132 | Europe | |
| #0 |  France | 129 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Gabon | 46 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Gambia | 57 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Georgia | 98 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Germany | 126 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Ghana | 52 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Greece | 124 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Grenada | 106 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Guinea | 38 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Guinea-Bissau | 38 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Haiti | 24 | Americas | |
| #0 |  India | 36 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Indonesia | 55 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Ireland | 130 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Italy | 128 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Jordan | 34 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Latvia | 121 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Lebanon | 30 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Liberia | 34 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Lithuania | 120 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Luxembourg | 127 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Madagascar | 43 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Malawi | 48 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Malaysia | 140 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Maldives | 67 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Mali | 35 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Malta | 127 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Mauritania | 37 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Mauritius | 104 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Micronesia | 81 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  Monaco | 114 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Mongolia | 49 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Morocco | 55 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Mozambique | 48 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Myanmar | 29 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Nauru | 52 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  Netherlands | 130 | Europe | |
| #0 |  New Zealand | 125 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  Niger | 42 | Africa | |
| #0 |  North Macedonia | 89 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Norway | 129 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Oman | 63 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Palau | 81 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  Palestine | 21 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Paraguay | 98 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Peru | 105 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Poland | 123 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Portugal | 125 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Republic of the Congo | 30 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Romania | 125 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 115 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Saudi Arabia | 68 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Senegal | 45 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Seychelles | 122 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Slovakia | 121 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Slovenia | 124 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Solomon Islands | 96 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  South Africa | 73 | Africa | |
| #0 |  South Korea | 126 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Spain | 128 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Sri Lanka | 26 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Sudan | 27 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Suriname | 50 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Switzerland | 128 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Tanzania | 51 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Thailand | 52 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Tonga | 91 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 108 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Tunisia | 50 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Turkey | 86 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Turkmenistan | 27 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Tuvalu | 92 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  Uganda | 47 | Africa | |
| #0 |  United Arab Emirates | 140 | Asia | |
| #0 |  United Kingdom | 127 | Europe | |
| #0 |  Uruguay | 115 | Americas | |
| #0 |  Uzbekistan | 51 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Vanuatu | 58 | Oceania | |
| #0 |  Vietnam | 39 | Asia | |
| #0 |  Zambia | 50 | Africa | |
| #0 |  Zimbabwe | 45 | Africa | |
| #1 |  Singapore | 143 | Asia | |
| #2 |  Japan | 125 | Asia | |
| #3 |  Sweden | 128 | Europe | |
| #4 |  Belgium | 128 | Europe | |
| #5 |  Austria | 129 | Europe | |
| #6 |  Hungary | 123 | Europe | |
| #7 |  Australia | 123 | Oceania | |
| #8 |  Liechtenstein | 117 | Europe | |
| #9 |  Iceland | 123 | Europe | |
| #10 |  United States | 120 | Americas | |
| #11 |  Bulgaria | 124 | Europe | |
| #12 |  Chile | 118 | Americas | |
| #14 |  Andorra | 112 | Europe | |
| #15 |  Argentina | 120 | Americas | |
| #16 |  San Marino | 113 | Europe | |
| #17 |  Israel | 108 | Asia | |
| #18 |  Barbados | 121 | Americas | |
| #19 |  Brunei | 117 | Asia | |
| #20 |  Bahamas | 116 | Americas | |
| #21 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 113 | Americas | |
| #22 |  Mexico | 106 | Americas | |
| #24 |  Vatican City | 101 | Europe | |
| #25 |  Costa Rica | 106 | Americas | |
| #26 |  Panama | 98 | Americas | |
| #27 |  Saint Lucia | 104 | Americas | |
| #29 |  Ukraine | 106 | Europe | |
| #31 |  Serbia | 101 | Europe | |
| #33 |  Guatemala | 100 | Americas | |
| #34 |  Colombia | 96 | Americas | |
| #35 |  Samoa | 94 | Oceania | |
| #36 |  Honduras | 96 | Americas | |
| #37 |  Marshall Islands | 86 | Oceania | |
| #38 |  Montenegro | 90 | Europe | |
| #39 |  Nicaragua | 85 | Americas | |
| #40 |  Kiribati | 91 | Oceania | |
| #41 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 85 | Europe | |
| #42 |  Albania | 85 | Europe | |
| #43 |  Moldova | 89 | Europe | |
| #44 |  Venezuela | 82 | Americas | |
| #45 |  Russia | 90 | Europe | |
| #46 |  Qatar | 84 | Asia | |
| #47 |  Belize | 67 | Americas | |
| #48 |  Kuwait | 77 | Asia | |
| #49 |  Ecuador | 61 | Americas | |
| #50 |  East Timor | 69 | Asia | |
| #51 |  Guyana | 57 | Americas | |
| #52 |  Fiji | 61 | Oceania | |
| #53 |  Bahrain | 58 | Asia | |
| #54 |  Jamaica | 65 | Americas | |
| #55 |  Papua New Guinea | 53 | Oceania | |
| #56 |  Botswana | 55 | Africa | |
| #58 |  Kazakhstan | 62 | Asia | |
| #59 |  Belarus | 61 | Europe | |
| #60 |  Namibia | 56 | Africa | |
| #61 |  Lesotho | 49 | Africa | |
| #63 |  Dominican Republic | 48 | Americas | |
| #64 |  Kenya | 51 | Africa | |
| #65 |  Azerbaijan | 50 | Asia | |
| #66 |  Rwanda | 42 | Africa | |
| #67 |  Benin | 47 | Africa | |
| #68 |  Philippines | 47 | Asia | |
| #69 |  Armenia | 47 | Asia | |
| #70 |  Sierra Leone | 47 | Africa | |
| #71 |  Kyrgyzstan | 40 | Asia | |
| #73 |  Togo | 42 | Africa | |
| #74 |  Burkina Faso | 39 | Africa | |
| #75 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 40 | Africa | |
| #76 |  Algeria | 35 | Africa | |
| #77 |  Tajikistan | 38 | Asia | |
| #78 |  Equatorial Guinea | 34 | Africa | |
| #79 |  Chad | 38 | Africa | |
| #80 |  Comoros | 31 | Africa | |
| #81 |  Egypt | 34 | Africa | |
| #82 |  Burundi | 31 | Africa | |
| #83 |  Angola | 37 | Africa | |
| #84 |  Cameroon | 36 | Africa | |
| #86 |  Laos | 30 | Asia | |
| #87 |  Nigeria | 35 | Africa | |
| #89 |  South Sudan | 34 | Africa | |
| #90 |  Iran | 25 | Asia | |
| #91 |  Libya | 23 | Africa | |
| #92 |  Eritrea | 24 | Africa | |
| #93 |  Bangladesh | 27 | Asia | |
| #94 |  North Korea | 21 | Asia | |
| #95 |  Nepal | 22 | Asia | |
| #96 |  Somalia | 22 | Africa | |
| #97 |  Pakistan | 24 | Asia | |
| #98 |  Yemen | 17 | Asia | |
| #99 |  Iraq | 19 | Asia | |
| #100 |  Syria | 15 | Asia | |
| #101 | Afghanistan | 12 | Asia |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most powerful passport in 2026?
The Bhutan passport is currently the most powerful in the world, providing visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 31 destinations.
How is the passport ranking calculated?
The ranking is based on the total number of destinations a passport holder can access without a prior visa. This includes visa-free entry, visa on arrival, and e-Visa destinations.
How often do passport rankings change?
Passport rankings can change whenever countries modify their visa policies. We update our rankings regularly to reflect the latest changes in global visa agreements.
What factors affect a country's passport strength?
A passport's strength is influenced by diplomatic relations, bilateral agreements, economic stability, security concerns, and participation in international organizations and free movement zones.