Global Mobility Intelligence

Understanding Passport Strength and Global Mobility

Passport strength is a practical starting point for cross-border planning — informing how readily an individual can travel, relocate, or conduct business internationally without prior visa arrangements. For businesses and private clients alike, it is one input among several in a broader mobility strategy, alongside residency options, tax position, and long-term objectives.

How Rankings Work

Each passport is assessed against the number of destinations accessible without a prior visa application — combining visa-free entry, visa-on-arrival access, and electronic travel authorisation routes. The resulting mobility score provides a comparative view across jurisdictions, ordered by overall global rank.

Figures are compiled from publicly available government and international travel authority sources, and are reviewed periodically to reflect policy changes. Where a specific figure is time-sensitive to a client's matter, we verify it directly as part of the advisory engagement rather than relying on the published index alone.

Access Categories Explained

Visa Free

Entry permitted without a pre-arranged visa, typically for a defined short-stay period.

Visa on Arrival

A visa issued at the port of entry, without prior application, usually subject to purpose and duration limits.

eTA

An Electronic Travel Authorisation — a pre-approved digital clearance required before travel, distinct from a full visa.

eVisa

A visa applied for and issued electronically prior to travel, without requiring an embassy or consulate visit.

Visa Required

Entry requires a visa obtained in advance through an embassy, consulate, or accredited visa centre.

Global Mobility Intelligence

Global Passport Index

Compare passport strength, visa-free access and global mobility opportunities across the world's leading jurisdictions — ranked by the Imperial Mobility Score.

Countries Ranked

Jurisdictions Covered

Visa Categories

Top of the Index

World's Strongest Passports

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Japan

Very High

Rank

193 destinations

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Singapore

Very High

Rank

195 destinations

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South Korea

Very High

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190 destinations

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Rank	Country	Mobility Score	Visa-Free	Visa on Arrival	eTA	Visa Required
1	🇸🇬 Singapore Very High	100	195	0	0	0
2	🇯🇵 Japan Very High	99	193	0	2	0
3	🇰🇷 South Korea Very High	97	190	1	3	1
4	🇩🇪 Germany Very High	97	189	1	3	2
4	🇮🇹 Italy Very High	97	189	1	3	2
4	🇪🇸 Spain Very High	97	189	1	3	2
5	🇦🇹 Austria Very High	96	188	1	3	3
5	🇩🇰 Denmark Very High	96	188	1	3	3
5	🇫🇮 Finland Very High	96	188	1	3	3
5	🇫🇷 France Very High	96	188	1	3	3
5	🇮🇪 Ireland Very High	96	188	1	3	3
5	🇱🇺 Luxembourg Very High	96	188	1	3	3
5	🇳🇱 Netherlands Very High	96	188	1	3	3
5	🇸🇪 Sweden Very High	96	188	1	3	3
6	🇧🇪 Belgium Very High	96	187	1	3	4
6	🇳🇴 Norway Very High	96	187	1	3	4
6	🇵🇹 Portugal Very High	96	187	1	3	4
6	🇨🇭 Switzerland Very High	96	187	1	3	4
7	🇬🇷 Greece Very High	95	186	1	3	5
7	🇳🇿 New Zealand Very High	95	186	1	3	5
7	🇬🇧 United Kingdom Very High	95	186	1	3	5
8	🇦🇺 Australia Very High	95	185	2	3	5
8	🇨🇿 Czech Republic Very High	95	185	2	3	5
8	🇭🇺 Hungary Very High	95	185	2	3	5
8	🇲🇹 Malta Very High	95	185	2	3	5
8	🇵🇱 Poland Very High	95	185	2	3	5
8	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Very High	95	185	2	3	5
9	🇨🇦 Canada Very High	94	184	2	3	6
9	🇪🇪 Estonia Very High	94	184	2	3	6
9	🇸🇰 Slovakia Very High	94	184	2	3	6
9	🇸🇮 Slovenia Very High	94	184	2	3	6
10	🇮🇸 Iceland Very High	94	183	2	3	7
10	🇱🇻 Latvia Very High	94	183	2	3	7
10	🇱🇹 Lithuania Very High	94	183	2	3	7
11	🇲🇾 Malaysia Very High	93	182	2	3	8
11	🇺🇸 United States Very High	93	182	2	3	8
12	🇭🇷 Croatia Very High	93	181	2	3	9
12	🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Very High	93	181	2	3	9
13	🇨🇾 Cyprus Very High	91	178	3	3	11
14	🇧🇬 Bulgaria Very High	91	177	3	3	12
14	🇲🇨 Monaco Very High	91	177	3	3	12
14	🇷🇴 Romania Very High	91	177	3	3	12
15	🇨🇱 Chile Very High	90	176	3	3	13
15	🇸🇲 San Marino Very High	90	176	3	3	13
16	🇧🇷 Brazil High	89	173	4	3	15
17	🇦🇩 Andorra High	88	172	4	3	16
17	🇦🇷 Argentina High	88	172	4	3	16
18	🇭🇰 Hong Kong High	88	171	4	3	17
18	🇮🇱 Israel High	88	171	4	3	17
19	🇧🇳 Brunei High	86	168	4	3	20
20	🇧🇧 Barbados High	84	164	5	3	23
21	🇲🇽 Mexico High	82	159	6	3	27
22	🇧🇸 Bahamas High	81	158	6	3	28
22	🇻🇦 Vatican City High	81	158	6	3	28
23	🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis High	80	156	6	3	30
23	🇸🇨 Seychelles High	80	156	6	3	30
24	🇺🇾 Uruguay High	79	155	6	3	31
25	🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda High	78	152	7	3	33
26	🇨🇷 Costa Rica High	77	150	7	3	35
26	🇲🇺 Mauritius High	77	150	7	3	35
27	🇲🇭 Marshall Islands High	76	149	7	2	37
28	🇫🇲 Micronesia High	76	148	8	2	37
28	🇱🇨 Saint Lucia High	76	148	8	2	37
28	🇺🇦 Ukraine High	76	148	8	2	37
29	🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines High	75	147	8	2	38
30	🇬🇩 Grenada High	75	146	8	2	39
31	🇩🇲 Dominica Moderate	74	145	8	2	40
31	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago Moderate	74	145	8	2	40
32	🇵🇦 Panama Moderate	73	143	8	2	42
32	🇵🇾 Paraguay Moderate	73	143	8	2	42
33	🇹🇼 Taiwan Moderate	72	141	9	2	43
34	🇰🇮 Kiribati Moderate	71	138	9	2	46
34	🇷🇸 Serbia Moderate	71	138	9	2	46
34	🇹🇻 Tuvalu Moderate	71	138	9	2	46
35	🇸🇻 El Salvador Moderate	70	137	9	2	47
35	🇬🇹 Guatemala Moderate	70	137	9	2	47
35	🇭🇳 Honduras Moderate	70	137	9	2	47
35	🇵🇪 Peru Moderate	70	137	9	2	47
36	🇨🇴 Colombia Moderate	68	133	10	2	50
36	🇸🇧 Solomon Islands Moderate	68	133	10	2	50
37	🇼🇸 Samoa Moderate	68	132	10	2	51
38	🇳🇮 Nicaragua Moderate	67	130	10	2	53
39	🇲🇪 Montenegro Moderate	65	127	11	2	55
40	🇲🇰 North Macedonia Moderate	65	126	11	2	56
40	🇵🇼 Palau Moderate	65	126	11	2	56
41	🇹🇴 Tonga Moderate	64	124	11	2	58
42	🇦🇱 Albania Moderate	63	123	12	2	58
43	🇲🇩 Moldova Moderate	63	122	12	2	59
43	🇻🇪 Venezuela Moderate	63	122	12	2	59
44	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina Moderate	62	121	12	2	60
45	🇬🇪 Georgia Moderate	61	118	12	2	63
46	🇷🇺 Russia Moderate	58	114	13	2	66
47	🇶🇦 Qatar Moderate	57	111	13	2	69
47	🇹🇷 Turkey Moderate	57	111	13	2	69
48	🇧🇿 Belize Moderate	54	106	14	2	73
48	🇿🇦 South Africa Moderate	54	106	14	2	73
49	🇳🇷 Nauru Moderate	54	105	14	2	74
50	🇰🇼 Kuwait Moderate	53	103	15	2	75
51	🇪🇨 Ecuador Developing	49	96	16	2	81
51	🇲🇻 Maldives Developing	49	96	16	2	81
51	🇴🇲 Oman Developing	49	96	16	2	81
51	🇻🇺 Vanuatu Developing	49	96	16	2	81
52	🇬🇾 Guyana Developing	47	92	16	2	85
53	🇫🇯 Fiji Developing	47	91	17	2	85
53	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Developing	47	91	17	2	85
53	🇸🇷 Suriname Developing	47	91	17	2	85
54	🇯🇲 Jamaica Developing	46	90	17	2	86
55	🇧🇭 Bahrain Developing	46	89	17	2	87
55	🇧🇼 Botswana Developing	46	89	17	2	87
55	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea Developing	46	89	17	2	87
56	🇨🇳 China Developing	44	85	18	2	90
57	🇳🇦 Namibia Developing	43	84	18	2	91
58	🇧🇴 Bolivia Developing	42	82	18	2	93
58	🇱🇸 Lesotho Developing	42	82	18	2	93
58	🇹🇭 Thailand Developing	42	82	18	2	93
59	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Developing	41	80	18	2	95
60	🇧🇾 Belarus Developing	41	79	19	2	95
60	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Developing	41	79	19	2	95
61	🇸🇿 Eswatini Developing	40	78	19	2	96
61	🇮🇩 Indonesia Developing	40	78	19	2	96
62	🇰🇪 Kenya Developing	39	76	19	2	98
62	🇷🇼 Rwanda Developing	39	76	19	2	98
63	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Developing	38	74	19	2	100
63	🇹🇿 Tanzania Developing	38	74	19	2	100
63	🇹🇳 Tunisia Developing	38	74	19	2	100
64	🇲🇦 Morocco Developing	37	73	20	2	100
65	🇬🇭 Ghana Developing	36	71	20	2	102
65	🇲🇼 Malawi Developing	36	71	20	2	102
65	🇿🇲 Zambia Developing	36	71	20	2	102
66	🇦🇲 Armenia Developing	35	68	20	2	105
66	🇬🇲 Gambia Developing	35	68	20	2	105
66	🇵🇭 Philippines Developing	35	68	20	2	105
66	🇺🇬 Uganda Developing	35	68	20	2	105
67	🇨🇺 Cuba Developing	34	66	21	2	106
67	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast Developing	34	66	21	2	106
67	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan Developing	34	66	21	2	106
67	🇹🇱 Timor-Leste Developing	34	66	21	2	106
67	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Developing	34	66	21	2	106
68	🇨🇻 Cabo Verde Developing	33	65	21	2	107
68	🇲🇿 Mozambique Developing	33	65	21	2	107
69	🇸🇳 Senegal Developing	32	63	21	2	109
69	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Developing	32	63	21	2	109
70	🇲🇬 Madagascar Developing	32	62	21	2	110
70	🇲🇳 Mongolia Developing	32	62	21	2	110
70	🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe Developing	32	62	21	2	110
71	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Developing	31	61	21	2	111
72	🇧🇯 Benin Developing	31	60	22	2	111
72	🇹🇯 Tajikistan Developing	31	60	22	2	111
73	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Developing	30	58	22	2	113
73	🇬🇦 Gabon Developing	30	58	22	2	113
73	🇲🇱 Mali Developing	30	58	22	2	113
73	🇹🇬 Togo Developing	30	58	22	2	113
74	🇩🇿 Algeria Developing	29	57	22	2	114
74	🇮🇳 India Developing	29	57	22	2	114
75	🇲🇷 Mauritania Developing	29	56	22	2	115
75	🇳🇪 Niger Developing	29	56	22	2	115
76	🇦🇴 Angola Developing	28	55	22	2	116
76	🇰🇭 Cambodia Developing	28	55	22	2	116
76	🇬🇳 Guinea Developing	28	55	22	2	116
76	🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau Developing	28	55	22	2	116
76	🇯🇴 Jordan Developing	28	55	22	2	116
76	🇱🇷 Liberia Developing	28	55	22	2	116
77	🇪🇬 Egypt Developing	28	54	23	2	116
77	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo Developing	28	54	23	2	116
77	🇹🇲 Turkmenistan Developing	28	54	23	2	116
78	🇧🇹 Bhutan Developing	27	53	23	2	117
79	🇰🇲 Comoros Developing	27	52	23	2	118
80	🇨🇲 Cameroon Developing	26	51	23	2	119
80	🇩🇯 Djibouti Developing	26	51	23	2	119
80	🇭🇹 Haiti Developing	26	51	23	2	119
80	🇱🇦 Laos Developing	26	51	23	2	119
80	🇻🇳 Vietnam Developing	26	51	23	2	119
81	🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea Developing	26	50	23	2	120
82	🇨🇫 Central African Republic Developing	25	49	23	2	121
82	🇹🇩 Chad Developing	25	49	23	2	121
83	🇲🇲 Myanmar Developing	25	48	24	2	121
84	🇪🇹 Ethiopia Developing	24	47	24	2	122
84	🇱🇧 Lebanon Developing	24	47	24	2	122
85	🇧🇮 Burundi Developing	24	46	24	2	123
85	🇳🇬 Nigeria Developing	24	46	24	2	123
86	🇽🇰 Kosovo Developing	23	45	24	2	124
86	🇸🇩 Sudan Developing	23	45	24	2	124
87	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo Developing	23	44	24	2	125
87	🇸🇸 South Sudan Developing	23	44	24	2	125
88	🇮🇷 Iran Developing	22	42	24	2	127
88	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Developing	22	42	24	2	127
89	🇱🇾 Libya Developing	21	41	25	2	127
89	🇰🇵 North Korea Developing	21	41	25	2	127
90	🇪🇷 Eritrea Developing	21	40	25	2	128
90	🇵🇸 Palestine Developing	21	40	25	2	128
91	🇧🇩 Bangladesh Developing	20	39	25	2	129
91	🇳🇵 Nepal Developing	20	39	25	2	129
92	🇸🇴 Somalia Developing	18	36	25	2	132
93	🇵🇰 Pakistan Developing	17	33	26	2	134
94	🇾🇪 Yemen Developing	16	32	26	2	135
95	🇮🇶 Iraq Developing	16	31	26	2	136
96	🇸🇾 Syria Developing	14	27	27	2	139
97	🇦🇫 Afghanistan Developing	13	25	27	2	141

The Imperial Mobility Score blends visa-free access, visa-on-arrival, eTA eligibility, investment-migration availability and dual-citizenship policy into a single 0–100 index. Figures are indicative and reviewed periodically.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is passport strength measured?

Passport strength reflects the number of destinations a passport holder can access without a prior visa — through visa-free entry, visa on arrival, or electronic travel authorisation. A higher count generally indicates greater mobility, though the practical value of a route depends on the destinations relevant to an individual's actual travel and relocation objectives.

How often is this data updated?

Visa policy changes frequently, driven by bilateral agreements, reciprocity arrangements, and domestic policy shifts. This index is reviewed and updated periodically to reflect material changes; the exact update date for each entry is shown alongside its ranking.

Does a strong passport ranking guarantee entry?

No. Rankings reflect the general visa requirement for a nationality, not an individual guarantee of entry. Border authorities retain discretion, and specific circumstances — criminal history, purpose of travel, financial documentation — can affect an individual case regardless of the underlying ranking.

How does passport strength relate to investment migration?

For clients evaluating a second residency or citizenship, the mobility profile of the destination's passport is one factor among several — alongside tax residency implications, processing timelines, and the underlying commercial or personal objective. We assess this holistically as part of investment migration advisory, not as a standalone metric.

Can this index be used for legal or visa-exemption confirmation?

This index is provided for general informational and planning purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice, and should not be relied upon as confirmation of visa-exempt status for a specific trip. Current entry requirements should always be verified against official government sources, or confirmed with our advisors, before travel is booked.

Disclaimer: This index is provided for general informational purposes as part of broader mobility planning and does not constitute legal advice. Entry requirements should be verified against official government sources prior to travel. For guidance specific to your circumstances, speak with our advisory team.