2026 rankings

Passport Ranking 2026

A clear measure of the strength of the world's passports. See where your passport ranks, its visa-free access, and how an investment programme can change that picture.

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Understanding the Passport Rating

The passport rank combines the number of visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and eVisa countries. A total of 199 refers to the number of passports in existence. We do not include passports issued by territories such as the Cayman Islands.

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Passports You Can Acquire Through Investment

These passports are available through citizenship or residency by investment programmes. We advise on all of them from our Dubai office — no travel required to start.

Portugal

RBI

Global rank#3

Total access181 destinations

Visa-free124 countries

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Greece

RBI

Global rank#3

Total access181 destinations

Visa-free122 countries

Total access177 destinations

Visa-free117 countries

Total access183 destinations

Visa-free126 countries

Golden Visa — 10 Year→

Saint Kitts & Nevis

CBI

Global rank#16

Total access166 destinations

Visa-free102 countries

Total access162 destinations

Visa-free100 countries

Total access160 destinations

Visa-free95 countries

Total access159 destinations

Visa-free94 countries

Total access156 destinations

Visa-free91 countries

Total access137 destinations

Visa-free69 countries

CBI — Property USD 400k→

Malta Residency

RBI

Global rank#8

Total access176 destinations

Visa-free122 countries

Total access117 destinations

Visa-free48 countries

CBI — 30–60 Days→

Full Index

All 199 Passports — 2026 Rankings

Ranked by total destinations accessible (visa-free + visa-on-arrival + eVisa). Passports available through investment programmes are highlighted.

199 passports

Rank	Country	Visa-free	On arrival	eVisa	Visa req.	Investment route
#1	United Arab Emirates	126	35	22	15
#1	Spain	126	31	26	15
#2	Sweden	127	29	26	16
#2	Austria	124	31	27	16
#2	Belgium	126	29	27	16
#2	France	127	29	26	16
#2	Germany	126	30	26	16
#2	Ireland	121	35	26	16
#2	Italy	126	30	26	16
#2	Netherlands	125	30	27	16
#2	Switzerland	122	33	27	16
#3	Denmark	126	30	25	17
#3	Finland	126	29	26	17
#3	Luxembourg	125	30	26	17
#3	Portugal	124	30	27	17	View programme →
#3	Greece	122	31	28	17	View programme →
#3	Poland	121	32	28	17
#4	Australia	113	41	26	18
#4	Czech Republic	121	32	27	18
#4	Hungary	120	33	27	18
#4	New Zealand	117	38	25	18
#4	Norway	122	32	26	18
#4	Singapore	131	27	22	18
#5	South Korea	116	40	23	19
#5	Japan	117	37	25	19
#5	Slovakia	118	33	28	19
#5	Croatia	118	33	28	19
#6	Lithuania	117	33	28	20
#6	Malaysia	118	33	27	20
#6	United Kingdom	118	35	25	20
#6	Bulgaria	116	34	28	20
#6	Estonia	118	33	27	20
#6	United States	116	36	26	20
#7	Canada	118	35	24	21
#7	Latvia	117	33	27	21	View programme →
#7	Romania	117	33	27	21
#7	Slovenia	118	32	27	21
#7	Iceland	114	35	28	21
#7	Liechtenstein	114	36	27	21
#8	Malta	122	29	25	22	View programme →
#8	Cyprus	121	29	26	22
#9	Monaco	108	37	30	23
#10	Chile	107	34	32	25
#10	Argentina	107	37	29	25
#10	Brazil	111	35	27	25
#11	Barbados	107	31	34	26
#12	San Marino	102	36	32	28
#13	Andorra	99	36	34	29
#13	Hong Kong	115	30	24	29
#14	Bahamas	103	32	33	30
#15	Uruguay	98	33	36	31
#16	Mexico	99	32	35	32
#16	Israel	106	32	28	21
#16	Saint Kitts and Nevis	102	28	36	32	View programme →
#17	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	103	30	32	33
#18	Brunei	104	29	30	35
#18	Peru	91	36	36	35
#18	Costa Rica	92	33	38	35
#19	Ukraine	93	38	31	36
#19	Antigua and Barbuda	100	29	33	36	View programme →
#19	Trinidad and Tobago	100	26	36	36
#20	Vatican	95	33	32	38
#20	Seychelles	100	30	30	38
#20	Grenada	95	27	38	38	View programme →
#21	Saint Lucia	94	28	37	39	View programme →
#21	Panama	89	32	38	39
#22	Paraguay	88	36	34	40
#23	Macao	93	30	33	42
#23	Dominica	91	26	39	42	View programme →
#23	Mauritius	96	27	33	42
#24	Serbia	87	33	35	43
#24	Colombia	85	32	38	43
#25	Guatemala	80	32	42	44
#26	Taiwan	76	35	42	44
#26	Solomon Islands	86	28	39	45
#27	Honduras	81	30	41	46
#27	El Salvador	81	33	38	46
#28	Montenegro	79	33	39	47
#28	Samoa	82	29	40	47
#29	Tuvalu	83	29	38	48
#30	North Macedonia	80	34	35	49
#30	Georgia	80	38	31	49
#30	Nicaragua	74	32	43	49
#31	Marshall Islands	76	32	40	50
#31	Kiribati	80	29	39	50
#31	Palau	70	35	43	50
#31	Tonga	83	27	38	50
#32	Micronesia	70	33	44	51
#33	Bosnia and Herzegovina	74	33	39	52
#34	Venezuela	71	37	37	53
#35	Albania	73	30	39	56
#36	Moldova	75	32	34	57
#37	Turkey	69	40	28	61	View programme →
#38	Russia	77	33	25	63
#39	South Africa	61	33	34	70
#39	Qatar	69	30	29	70
#39	Timor-Leste	55	29	44	70
#40	Belize	60	25	37	76
#40	Jamaica	56	26	40	76
#41	Kuwait	56	36	28	78
#42	Fiji	49	29	41	79
#43	Ecuador	48	34	36	80
#43	Saudi Arabia	52	30	36	80
#43	Guyana	49	29	40	80
#44	Vanuatu	48	31	38	81	View programme →
#44	Maldives	54	28	35	81
#45	Kosovo	49	26	41	77
#46	Thailand	40	36	37	85
#47	Belarus	43	36	32	87
#47	Nauru	44	29	38	125
#47	Indonesia	44	30	37	87
#47	Bolivia	34	34	43	87
#47	China	41	37	33	87
#48	Bahrain	48	33	29	88
#48	Oman	44	33	33	88
#48	Suriname	37	32	41	88
#49	Morocco	39	30	40	89
#50	Kazakhstan	41	35	32	90
#50	Papua New Guinea	38	31	39	90
#50	Dominican Republic	31	36	41	90
#51	Botswana	48	24	34	92
#51	Mongolia	36	27	43	92
#52	Philippines	36	26	43	92
#52	Tunisia	36	31	38	93
#53	Lesotho	44	25	35	94
#53	Namibia	42	26	36	94
#53	Eswatini	44	25	35	94
#53	Azerbaijan	34	34	36	94
#54	Cuba	30	29	44	95
#54	Ghana	42	22	39	95
#55	India	27	27	48	96
#55	Armenia	35	33	34	95
#55	Malawi	41	26	35	96
#55	Kyrgyzstan	27	34	41	96
#56	Kenya	39	29	33	97
#57	Gambia	43	21	36	98
#57	Cape Verde	37	27	36	98
#58	Cambodia	21	28	50	99
#58	Senegal	32	22	45	99
#58	Uganda	35	28	36	99
#58	Uzbekistan	29	31	39	99
#59	Zambia	38	24	36	100
#60	Ivory Coast	28	24	45	101
#60	Benin	32	27	38	101
#60	Rwanda	28	33	36	101
#60	Gabon	26	29	42	101
#60	Tanzania	43	23	31	101
#60	Algeria	21	31	45	101
#60	Tajikistan	23	31	43	100
#61	Guinea	27	26	43	102
#61	Burkina Faso	30	25	41	102
#61	Sao Tome and Principe	25	34	37	102
#61	Sierra Leone	39	20	37	102
#61	Vietnam	23	24	49	102
#62	Togo	29	26	40	103
#62	Egypt	19	31	45	103
#63	Madagascar	27	29	38	104
#63	Mauritania	25	27	42	104
#63	Equatorial Guinea	22	31	41	104
#63	Niger	30	22	42	104
#63	Zimbabwe	36	23	35	104
#64	Bhutan	17	32	44	105
#64	Angola	22	25	46	105
#65	Mali	30	19	43	106
#65	Cameroon	20	26	46	106
#65	Mozambique	27	26	39	106
#65	Haiti	15	30	47	105
#65	Turkmenistan	15	32	45	106
#66	Comoros	16	34	41	107
#66	Djibouti	15	30	46	107
#66	Guinea-Bissau	26	24	41	107
#66	Laos	20	24	47	107
#67	Chad	22	27	41	108
#67	Jordan	20	27	43	108
#67	Central African Republic	20	28	42	108
#68	Congo	19	26	44	109
#68	Nepal	12	24	53	109
#68	Ethiopia	11	31	47	109
#69	Liberia	24	21	43	110
#69	Eritrea	11	27	50	110
#69	Myanmar	12	26	50	110
#69	Sri Lanka	19	19	50	110
#70	Burundi	18	28	41	111
#71	Nigeria	26	16	44	112
#71	Lebanon	15	27	44	112
#72	DR Congo	16	26	42	114
#72	North Korea	9	28	47	112
#73	South Sudan	17	25	41	115
#74	Iran	13	26	43	115
#74	Sudan	12	26	44	115
#74	Libya	13	24	45	116
#75	Bangladesh	17	16	48	115
#76	Pakistan	10	19	51	117
#77	Palestine	11	22	46	117
#78	Somalia	11	23	44	118
#78	Yemen	9	23	46	119
#79	Iraq	8	19	49	122
#80	Afghanistan	4	19	51	124
#81	Syria	7	18	46	126

Source: Avyanco Citizenship Passport Index 2026. Rank combines visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and eVisa destinations. 199 passports included; territories excluded.

For globally mobile clients

How a second passport changes your travel reality

Many of our clients hold one of the passports below. A second passport from an investment programme can substantially expand accessible destinations — here is the gap in practice.

Current passport	Rank	Visa-free	Total access	+ Malta	+ St. Kitts	+ Türkiye
India	#55	27	102	176	166	137
Pakistan	#76	10	80	176	166	137
Saudi Arabia	#43	52	118	176	166	137
Kuwait	#41	56	120	176	166	137
Qatar	#39	69	128	176	166	137
Lebanon	#71	15	86	176	166	137
Bangladesh	#75	17	81	176	166	137
Nigeria	#71	26	86	176	166	137

Second-passport total-access figures (Malta 176, St. Kitts 166, Türkiye 137) reflect the investment passport independently. A second passport supplements your existing travel document. Figures are indicative; verify current visa policies before travel.

Compare all citizenship programmes →Read: passport power explained →

Passport Index — FAQs

How is passport strength measured?

The passport rank combines the number of visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and eVisa countries. We rank 199 passports in existence, excluding territories such as the Cayman Islands. The country with the highest combined total holds the top rank.

Does holding a second passport affect my current passport?

In most cases, no. Acquiring a second citizenship does not automatically cancel your existing passport. However, some countries — including India, China, and Saudi Arabia — do not permit dual citizenship and may require renunciation of one nationality. We assess this for every client before recommending a programme.

Can I travel on either passport once I have two?

Yes. You travel on whichever passport gives you the best access to your destination. Many clients use their Caribbean passport for travel to the UK, EU, and Asia-Pacific, and their original passport for GCC travel. The practical flexibility is immediate.

Which investment passport gives the most access?

Malta gives the most — rank 8 globally with 176 total destinations (122 visa-free). Portugal follows at rank 3 with 181 total. Among the fastest programmes, St. Kitts & Nevis is rank 16 with 166 total destinations and a 45–60 day processing time.

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

Visa-free means you can enter a country with no prior visa application. Visa-on-arrival means you receive a visa stamp or permit when you arrive at the border — typically a simple process with no advance application. eVisa requires an online application before travel but is usually approved quickly. All three categories represent accessible travel without embassy appointments.

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