Which is the strongest passport in the world in 2026?

United Arab Emirates has the strongest passport in 2026, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 163 destinations. The top 5 includes United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France.

How many countries are ranked in the passport power index 2026?

199 countries and territories are ranked based on visa-free access data from the passport-index-dataset. Rankings are based on the number of destinations a passport holder can visit without a pre-arranged visa (visa-free + visa on arrival).

What is the weakest passport in 2026?

Afghanistan has the most restricted passport in 2026, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to only 24 destinations. Other restricted passports include Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan.

What is the median passport strength in 2026?

The median passport has access to 83 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. 46 passports are very strong (140+ destinations), 49 are strong (100-139), 46 are moderate (60-99), and 58 are restricted (under 60).

How is the passport power ranking calculated?

Each passport is scored by the total number of destinations its holders can enter either visa-free or with visa on arrival. E-Visa destinations are tracked separately as they require advance application. Data source: passport-index-dataset (MIT license), last updated 2026-04-05.

Passport Power Ranking 2026

Compare passport strength for 199 countries. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads with 163 visa-free destinations. 🇦🇫 Afghanistan ranks last with 24.

Very Strong (140+)

Strong (100-139)

Moderate (60-99)

Restricted (<60)

Top 10 Strongest Passports 2026

#1🇦🇪United Arab Emirates— 163 destinations
#2🇩🇰Denmark— 158 destinations
#2🇪🇸Spain— 158 destinations
#4🇫🇮Finland— 157 destinations
#4🇫🇷France— 157 destinations
#4🇩🇪Germany— 157 destinations
#4🇮🇪Ireland— 157 destinations
#4🇮🇹Italy— 157 destinations
#4🇳🇴Norway— 157 destinations
#4🇸🇬Singapore— 157 destinations

Full Ranking — All 199 Countries

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the strongest passport in the world in 2026?: United Arab Emirates has the strongest passport in 2026, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 163 destinations. The top 5 includes United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France.
How many countries are ranked in the passport power index 2026?: 199 countries and territories are ranked based on visa-free access data from the passport-index-dataset. Rankings are based on the number of destinations a passport holder can visit without a pre-arranged visa (visa-free + visa on arrival).
What is the weakest passport in 2026?: Afghanistan has the most restricted passport in 2026, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to only 24 destinations. Other restricted passports include Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan.
What is the median passport strength in 2026?: The median passport has access to 83 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. 46 passports are very strong (140+ destinations), 49 are strong (100-139), 46 are moderate (60-99), and 58 are restricted (under 60).
How is the passport power ranking calculated?: Each passport is scored by the total number of destinations its holders can enter either visa-free or with visa on arrival. E-Visa destinations are tracked separately as they require advance application. Data source: passport-index-dataset (MIT license), last updated 2026-04-05.