๐ Best Passports in the World 2026
Discover which passports offer the greatest travel freedom
114
Passports Ranked
193
#1 Passport (Visa-Free)
147
Avg Visa-Free Access
๐ About This Ranking
Passport rankings based on the Henley Passport Index, which measures the number of destinations each passport can access visa-free or with visa on arrival. Data sourced from IATA and verified against official government immigration websites. The higher the visa-free score, the more powerful the passport.
| Rank | Country | Visa-Free Score | Visa-Free Destinations | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
๐ฏ๐ต
Japan
JPN โข Asia
|
193 destinations | 193 visa-free |
5 free
0 VoA
2 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
1
|
๐ธ๐ฌ
Singapore
SGP โข Asia
|
193 destinations | 193 visa-free | View details โ |
|
2
|
๐ซ๐ท
France
FRA โข Europe
|
192 destinations | 192 visa-free |
5 free
0 VoA
1 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
2
|
๐ฉ๐ช
Germany
DEU โข Europe
|
192 destinations | 192 visa-free |
5 free
0 VoA
2 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
2
|
๐ฎ๐น
Italy
ITA โข Europe
|
192 destinations | 192 visa-free |
5 free
0 VoA
1 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
2
|
๐ช๐ธ
Spain
ESP โข Europe
|
192 destinations | 192 visa-free |
5 free
0 VoA
1 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
3
|
๐ฆ๐น
Austria
AUT โข Europe
|
191 destinations | 191 visa-free | View details โ |
|
3
|
๐ซ๐ฎ
Finland
FIN โข Europe
|
191 destinations | 191 visa-free | View details โ |
|
3
|
๐ฎ๐ช
Ireland
IRL โข Europe
|
191 destinations | 191 visa-free | View details โ |
|
3
|
LUX
LUX
|
191 destinations | 191 visa-free | โ |
|
3
|
๐ณ๐ฑ
Netherlands
NLD โข Europe
|
191 destinations | 191 visa-free | View details โ |
|
3
|
๐ฐ๐ท
South Korea
KOR โข Asia
|
191 destinations | 191 visa-free | View details โ |
|
3
|
๐ธ๐ช
Sweden
SWE โข Europe
|
191 destinations | 191 visa-free | View details โ |
|
4
|
๐ง๐ช
Belgium
BEL โข Europe
|
190 destinations | 190 visa-free | View details โ |
|
4
|
๐ฉ๐ฐ
Denmark
DNK โข Europe
|
190 destinations | 190 visa-free | View details โ |
|
4
|
๐ฌ๐ง
United Kingdom
GBR โข Europe
|
190 destinations | 190 visa-free |
3 free
0 VoA
1 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
4
|
๐ณ๐ฟ
New Zealand
NZL โข Oceania
|
190 destinations | 190 visa-free | View details โ |
|
4
|
๐ณ๐ด
Norway
NOR โข Europe
|
190 destinations | 190 visa-free | View details โ |
|
4
|
๐จ๐ญ
Switzerland
CHE โข Europe
|
190 destinations | 190 visa-free | View details โ |
|
5
|
๐ฆ๐บ
Australia
AUS โข Oceania
|
189 destinations | 189 visa-free |
4 free
0 VoA
3 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
5
|
๐ต๐น
Portugal
PRT โข Europe
|
189 destinations | 189 visa-free | View details โ |
|
6
|
๐ฌ๐ท
Greece
GRC โข Europe
|
188 destinations | 188 visa-free | View details โ |
|
6
|
๐ต๐ฑ
Poland
POL โข Europe
|
188 destinations | 188 visa-free | View details โ |
|
7
|
๐จ๐ฆ
Canada
CAN โข North America
|
187 destinations | 187 visa-free |
5 free
0 VoA
2 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
7
|
๐จ๐ฟ
Czech Republic
CZE โข Europe
|
187 destinations | 187 visa-free | View details โ |
|
7
|
๐ญ๐บ
Hungary
HUN โข Europe
|
187 destinations | 187 visa-free | View details โ |
|
7
|
MLT
MLT
|
187 destinations | 187 visa-free | โ |
|
8
|
๐บ๐ธ
United States
USA โข North America
|
186 destinations | 186 visa-free |
3 free
0 VoA
1 eVisa
1 req.
|
|
8
|
LTU
LTU
|
186 destinations | 186 visa-free | โ |
|
9
|
๐ช๐ช
Estonia
EST โข Europe
|
185 destinations | 185 visa-free | View details โ |
|
9
|
๐ฑ๐ป
Latvia
LVA โข Europe
|
185 destinations | 185 visa-free | View details โ |
|
9
|
SVK
SVK
|
185 destinations | 185 visa-free | โ |
|
9
|
SVN
SVN
|
185 destinations | 185 visa-free | โ |
|
10
|
๐ฎ๐ธ
Iceland
ISL โข Europe
|
184 destinations | 184 visa-free | View details โ |
|
11
|
๐ฑ๐ฎ
Liechtenstein
LIE โข Europe
|
183 destinations | 183 visa-free | View details โ |
|
12
|
๐ฆ๐ช
United Arab Emirates
ARE โข Asia
|
182 destinations | 182 visa-free |
2 free
0 VoA
1 eVisa
2 req.
|
|
12
|
๐ญ๐ท
Croatia
HRV โข Europe
|
182 destinations | 182 visa-free | View details โ |
|
13
|
๐ฒ๐พ
Malaysia
MYS โข Asia
|
180 destinations | 180 visa-free | View details โ |
|
14
|
ROU
ROU
|
179 destinations | 179 visa-free | โ |
|
15
|
BGR
BGR
|
178 destinations | 178 visa-free | โ |
|
16
|
๐จ๐ฑ
Chile
CHL โข South America
|
177 destinations | 177 visa-free | View details โ |
|
16
|
๐จ๐พ
Cyprus
CYP โข Europe
|
177 destinations | 177 visa-free | View details โ |
|
17
|
๐ญ๐ฐ
Hong Kong
HKG โข Asia
|
172 destinations | 172 visa-free | View details โ |
|
17
|
MCO
MCO
|
172 destinations | 172 visa-free | โ |
|
18
|
๐ฆ๐ท
Argentina
ARG โข South America
|
171 destinations | 171 visa-free | View details โ |
|
18
|
๐ง๐ท
Brazil
BRA โข South America
|
171 destinations | 171 visa-free |
3 free
1 VoA
1 eVisa
2 req.
|
|
19
|
SMR
SMR
|
170 destinations | 170 visa-free | โ |
|
19
|
AND
AND
|
170 destinations | 170 visa-free | โ |
|
20
|
๐ฎ๐ฑ
Israel
ISR โข Asia
|
168 destinations | 168 visa-free | View details โ |
|
21
|
๐ง๐ณ
Brunei
BRN โข Asia
|
167 destinations | 167 visa-free | View details โ |
|
21
|
๐ฒ๐ฝ
Mexico
MEX โข North America
|
167 destinations | 167 visa-free |
4 free
0 VoA
1 eVisa
2 req.
|
|
22
|
SRB
SRB
|
163 destinations | 163 visa-free | โ |
|
23
|
URY
URY
|
161 destinations | 161 visa-free | โ |
|
23
|
BHS
BHS
|
161 destinations | 161 visa-free | โ |
|
24
|
MNE
MNE
|
159 destinations | 159 visa-free | โ |
|
24
|
UKR
UKR
|
159 destinations | 159 visa-free | โ |
|
25
|
๐จ๐ท
Costa Rica
CRI โข North America
|
158 destinations | 158 visa-free | View details โ |
|
25
|
MKD
MKD
|
158 destinations | 158 visa-free | โ |
|
26
|
๐ต๐ฆ
Panama
PAN โข North America
|
157 destinations | 157 visa-free | View details โ |
|
26
|
TTO
TTO
|
157 destinations | 157 visa-free | โ |
|
27
|
๐ฌ๐ช
Georgia
GEO โข Asia
|
156 destinations | 156 visa-free | View details โ |
|
27
|
MDA
MDA
|
156 destinations | 156 visa-free | โ |
|
28
|
ALB
ALB
|
155 destinations | 155 visa-free | โ |
|
29
|
๐จ๐ด
Colombia
COL โข South America
|
154 destinations | 154 visa-free | View details โ |
|
29
|
๐ต๐ช
Peru
PER โข South America
|
154 destinations | 154 visa-free | View details โ |
|
30
|
PRY
PRY
|
153 destinations | 153 visa-free | โ |
|
30
|
SLV
SLV
|
153 destinations | 153 visa-free | โ |
|
31
|
๐ง๐ฆ
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIH โข Europe
|
152 destinations | 152 visa-free | View details โ |
|
31
|
๐ฌ๐น
Guatemala
GTM โข North America
|
152 destinations | 152 visa-free | View details โ |
|
31
|
๐ญ๐ณ
Honduras
HND โข North America
|
152 destinations | 152 visa-free | View details โ |
|
32
|
TWN
TWN
|
148 destinations | 148 visa-free | โ |
|
33
|
๐น๐ท
Turkey
TUR โข Asia
|
146 destinations | 146 visa-free | View details โ |
|
33
|
NIC
NIC
|
146 destinations | 146 visa-free | โ |
|
34
|
BRB
BRB
|
144 destinations | 144 visa-free | โ |
|
34
|
VCT
VCT
|
144 destinations | 144 visa-free | โ |
|
35
|
ATG
ATG
|
143 destinations | 143 visa-free | โ |
|
35
|
KNA
KNA
|
143 destinations | 143 visa-free | โ |
|
35
|
LCA
LCA
|
143 destinations | 143 visa-free | โ |
|
35
|
๐ฉ๐ฒ
Dominica
DMA โข North America
|
143 destinations | 143 visa-free | View details โ |
|
35
|
๐ฌ๐ฉ
Grenada
GRD โข North America
|
143 destinations | 143 visa-free | View details โ |
|
36
|
๐น๐ญ
Thailand
THA โข Asia
|
141 destinations | 141 visa-free | View details โ |
|
36
|
๐ถ๐ฆ
Qatar
QAT โข Asia
|
141 destinations | 141 visa-free | View details โ |
|
37
|
๐ฐ๐ฟ
Kazakhstan
KAZ โข Asia
|
139 destinations | 139 visa-free | View details โ |
|
37
|
๐ฐ๐ผ
Kuwait
KWT โข Asia
|
139 destinations | 139 visa-free | View details โ |
|
38
|
๐ง๐ญ
Bahrain
BHR โข Asia
|
135 destinations | 135 visa-free | View details โ |
|
38
|
๐ด๐ฒ
Oman
OMN โข Asia
|
135 destinations | 135 visa-free | View details โ |
|
39
|
๐ธ๐ฆ
Saudi Arabia
SAU โข Asia
|
133 destinations | 133 visa-free |
2 free
1 VoA
1 eVisa
4 req.
|
|
40
|
BLR
BLR
|
131 destinations | 131 visa-free | โ |
|
41
|
๐ท๐บ
Russia
RUS โข Europe
|
129 destinations | 129 visa-free | View details โ |
|
42
|
๐ฟ๐ฆ
South Africa
ZAF โข Africa
|
106 destinations | 106 visa-free | View details โ |
|
43
|
๐ฎ๐ฉ
Indonesia
IDN โข Asia
|
99 destinations | 99 visa-free | View details โ |
|
44
|
๐ฐ๐ช
Kenya
KEN โข Africa
|
93 destinations | 93 visa-free | View details โ |
|
45
|
๐ฏ๐ฒ
Jamaica
JAM โข North America
|
91 destinations | 91 visa-free | View details โ |
|
46
|
๐ง๐ด
Bolivia
BOL โข South America
|
88 destinations | 88 visa-free | View details โ |
|
46
|
๐จ๐ณ
China
CHN โข Asia
|
88 destinations | 88 visa-free |
0 free
2 VoA
1 eVisa
2 req.
|
|
47
|
๐ฒ๐ฆ
Morocco
MAR โข Africa
|
83 destinations | 83 visa-free | View details โ |
|
48
|
๐ต๐ญ
Philippines
PHL โข Asia
|
79 destinations | 79 visa-free | View details โ |
|
49
|
๐ช๐ฌ
Egypt
EGY โข Africa
|
73 destinations | 73 visa-free | View details โ |
|
49
|
๐ฌ๐ญ
Ghana
GHA โข Africa
|
73 destinations | 73 visa-free | View details โ |
|
50
|
๐ป๐ณ
Vietnam
VNM โข Asia
|
70 destinations | 70 visa-free | View details โ |
|
51
|
๐ฎ๐ณ
India
IND โข Asia
|
68 destinations | 68 visa-free |
4 free
0 VoA
2 eVisa
3 req.
|
|
52
|
๐ณ๐ฌ
Nigeria
NGA โข Africa
|
63 destinations | 63 visa-free | View details โ |
|
52
|
๐ช๐น
Ethiopia
ETH โข Africa
|
63 destinations | 63 visa-free | View details โ |
|
53
|
๐ฑ๐ฐ
Sri Lanka
LKA โข Asia
|
60 destinations | 60 visa-free | View details โ |
|
53
|
๐ณ๐ต
Nepal
NPL โข Asia
|
60 destinations | 60 visa-free | View details โ |
|
54
|
BGD
BGD
|
57 destinations | 57 visa-free | โ |
|
54
|
MMR
MMR
|
57 destinations | 57 visa-free | โ |
|
55
|
PAK
PAK
|
53 destinations | 53 visa-free | โ |
|
55
|
๐ธ๐ฉ
Sudan
SDN โข Africa
|
53 destinations | 53 visa-free | View details โ |
|
56
|
SOM
SOM
|
47 destinations | 47 visa-free | โ |
|
56
|
๐พ๐ช
Yemen
YEM โข Asia
|
47 destinations | 47 visa-free | View details โ |
|
57
|
๐ฎ๐ถ
Iraq
IRQ โข Asia
|
44 destinations | 44 visa-free | View details โ |
|
57
|
๐ธ๐พ
Syria
SYR โข Asia
|
44 destinations | 44 visa-free | View details โ |
|
58
|
๐ฆ๐ซ
Afghanistan
AFG โข Asia
|
38 destinations | 38 visa-free | View details โ |
๐ How to Read This Table
Rank: Henley Passport Index position (shared ranks indicate equal visa-free access).
Visa-Free Score: Total destinations accessible without an advance visa (visa-free + visa on arrival).
Details: Where available, shows our detailed breakdown โ โ Visa-free | โ VoA (visa at airport) | โ eVisa (apply online) | โ Visa required (embassy application).
Click a country name to view its full visa requirements for Australian passport holders.
๐ Sources & Methodology
Data Sources
- ๐ Henley Passport Index โ Global visa-free rankings, produced by Henley & Partners using IATA data
- โ๏ธ IATA โ Bilateral visa requirement data for airlines
- ๐๏ธ Official government immigration websites โ Visa policies, fees, and processing times verified per country
- ๐ฆ๐บ Smartraveller (DFAT) โ Australian Government travel advisories
Methodology
- "Easy Access" score = visa-free + visa on arrival destinations
- Global Rank is from the Henley Passport Index, which counts passport-free destinations for each nationality
- Rankings are updated periodically as visa policies change
- Our database tracks 196 countries/territories with bilateral visa data
- eVisa destinations are listed separately as they require advance application
Disclaimer: Visa policies change frequently. This ranking is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Always verify the latest entry requirements with the destination country's official immigration authority or your nearest embassy before travelling. Last updated: April 2026.