Which passport has the most visa-free countries in 2026?

As of 2026, Singapore, Japan, and several European passports (France, Germany, Italy, Spain) consistently rank among the most powerful, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 190+ destinations. Earth Visa tracks live rankings for all 199 passports based on official government data.

How many countries can I visit without a visa?

It depends on your passport. Top-ranked passports access 190+ countries visa-free or on arrival. Search your nationality on Earth Visa to see the exact list of visa-free countries, visa-on-arrival destinations, and e-visa options for your specific passport.

What is the difference between visa on arrival and e-visa?

Visa on arrival (VoA) means you obtain your visa at the airport or border upon arrival - no advance application required. An e-visa (electronic visa) requires you to apply and receive approval online before you travel. Both allow entry but e-visas must be secured in advance.

What is citizenship by investment?

Citizenship by investment (CBI) allows foreign nationals to obtain a second passport by making a qualifying investment - typically a donation to a national development fund or real estate purchase. Popular programs include those in the Caribbean (St Kitts, Grenada, Dominica) and Europe (Malta, Vanuatu). Costs typically range from $100,000 to $1,000,000+.

What is a golden visa?

A golden visa is a residency-by-investment program that grants long-term residency (and sometimes a path to citizenship) in exchange for a qualifying investment such as real estate, business creation, or government bonds. Popular golden visa countries include Portugal, Spain, Greece, UAE, and Malta.

What is a passport strength index?

A passport strength index ranks passports by the number of countries their holders can visit without obtaining a visa in advance. Earth Visa ranks all 199 passports using official government data, covering visa-free, visa on arrival, eTA, and e-visa access across 227 destinations.

What is an eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization)?

An eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization) is a lightweight pre-travel permission required by some countries - such as Canada, Australia (ETA), and the UK (ETA) - for nationalities that are otherwise visa-exempt. It is applied for online, costs a small fee, and is typically approved within minutes to hours. An eTA does not require a visa appointment.

Passport Ranking 2026The Most Powerful Passports in the World

All 199 passports ranked · official sources only

Passports ranked: 199
Destinations tracked: 192
#1 total reach: 171
Data updated: 2026-06-29

The most powerful passport in 2026 is the Luxembourg passport, with a total reach of 171 destinations - 113 visa-free, 23 visa on arrival, and 35 via eTA or e-visa. This passport index 2026 ranks all 199 passports in the world by how far they travel without a pre-arranged embassy visa, across 192 destinations.

What makes the strongest passport in the world strong is simple: the number of countries its holders can enter visa-free, with a visa stamped on arrival, or with an electronic authorisation applied for online. Our passport ranking 2026 counts each of those access levels separately, and every grant comes from official government sources - foreign ministry visa policy pages, immigration portals, and published bilateral agreements. Rankings differ slightly between indexes (Henley and others) because methodologies differ; ours is explained in the methodology below.

Top 10 Most Powerful Passports in 2026

Ranked by total reach: visa-free destinations plus visa on arrival, eTA and e-visa access. Tap any passport for its full destination list.

Full Passport Index 2026: All 199 Passports Ranked

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

The 10 Weakest Passports in the World 2026

At the other end of the ranking, holders of these passports need an embassy visa for most international trips. A weak passport does not mean no options: visa-on-arrival and e-visa destinations still exist for every passport on this list, and holding credentials like a valid US or Schengen visa can unlock additional destinations.

How This Passport Ranking Is Calculated

Earth Visa builds its passport index from official government sources only: each destination country's own published visa policy - foreign ministry pages, immigration and border authority portals, and bilateral agreements - inverted into per-passport access lists. For every passport we count four access levels across 192 destinations:

Visa-free - entry with just the passport; no application, no fee.
Visa on arrival - a visa stamped at the border on landing.
eTA - an electronic travel authorisation approved online before departure.
e-Visa - a full visa applied for and issued online, no embassy visit.

A passport's total reach is the number of distinct destinations accessible through any of these levels, and the ranking sorts all 199 passports by that total. Passports with equal totals are listed in sequence, so adjacent ranks can share the same reach. Other indexes (Henley Passport Index, Passport Index by Arton, and others) use different methodologies - some merge access levels into one score or rely on airline industry data - which is why the same passport can sit a few places apart across indexes. Data last updated 2026-06-29.

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Passport Ranking 2026 FAQ

What is a passport index?

A passport index is a ranking of the world's passports by how much visa-free travel each one allows. Each passport is scored by counting the destinations its holders can enter without arranging a visa at an embassy first - whether fully visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic authorisation (eTA or e-visa). The Earth Visa passport index 2026 ranks all 199 passports by total reach across 192 destinations, using official government sources only.

Which passport is the strongest in the world in 2026?

The Luxembourg passport ranks #1 in our 2026 passport index with a total reach of 171 destinations: 113 visa-free, 23 visa on arrival, and 35 via eTA or e-visa. It is closely followed by Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, each with a total reach of 170 destinations.

How is the passport ranking calculated?

Earth Visa counts four access levels for every passport: visa-free entry, visa on arrival, eTA (electronic travel authorisation), and e-visa. A passport's total reach is the number of distinct destinations it can access through any of these levels, measured across 192 destinations. Every access grant is sourced from official government publications - foreign ministry visa policy pages, immigration portals, and published bilateral agreements - rather than third-party aggregators. Passports with equal totals are listed in sequence, so adjacent ranks can share the same reach.

How many countries can the #1 passport visit?

The #1 ranked Luxembourg passport can access 171 destinations in 2026 without a pre-arranged embassy visa: 113 countries completely visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival, and 35 with an eTA or e-visa obtained online before travel.

What is the weakest passport in the world in 2026?

The Afghanistan passport ranks last (#199 of 199) in our 2026 index, with a total reach of 66 destinations, of which 3 are visa-free. The bottom of the ranking also includes Iraq, North Korea, Yemen, Libya - passports whose holders need an embassy visa for most international trips.

Why do passport rankings differ between indexes?

Different passport indexes use different methodologies. Some, like the Henley Passport Index, group visa-free and visa-on-arrival access into a single score; others weight e-visas differently or draw on airline industry databases rather than government sources. Earth Visa counts visa-free, visa on arrival, eTA, and e-visa access separately, across 192 destinations, and takes every grant from official government publications. The exact rank of a passport can therefore differ by a few places between indexes, but the overall picture - which passports are strongest and weakest - is broadly consistent.

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