Most Powerful Passports in the World 2026

The 30 strongest passports in the world, ranked by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations they unlock.

Sorted from the strongest passport downwards. “World rank” is the position among all 197 passports; a shared rank means an equal score.

1. 1🇦🇪United Arab Emirates124Visa-free#1182
2. 2🇩🇰Denmark125Visa-free#1182
3. 3🇪🇸Spain125Visa-free#1182
4. 4🇦🇹Austria122Visa-free#2181
5. 5🇧🇪Belgium124Visa-free#2181
6. 6🇨🇭Switzerland120Visa-free#2181
7. 7🇩🇪Germany124Visa-free#2181
8. 8🇫🇮Finland125Visa-free#2181
9. 9🇫🇷France125Visa-free#2181
10. 10🇬🇷Greece121Visa-free#2181
11. 11🇮🇪Ireland119Visa-free#2181
12. 12🇮🇹Italy124Visa-free#2181
13. 13🇰🇷South Korea114Visa-free#2181
14. 14🇱🇺Luxembourg123Visa-free#2181
15. 15🇳🇱Netherlands123Visa-free#2181
16. 16🇳🇴Norway121Visa-free#2181
17. 17🇵🇹Portugal123Visa-free#2181
18. 18🇸🇪Sweden125Visa-free#2181
19. 19🇦🇺Australia110Visa-free#3180
20. 20🇭🇷Croatia117Visa-free#3180
21. 21🇭🇺Hungary118Visa-free#3180
22. 22🇯🇵Japan115Visa-free#3180
23. 23🇳🇿New Zealand114Visa-free#3180
24. 24🇵🇱Poland119Visa-free#3180
25. 25🇸🇰Slovakia117Visa-free#3180
26. 26🇨🇿Czechia118Visa-free#4179
27. 27🇪🇪Estonia117Visa-free#4179
28. 28🇸🇬Singapore128Visa-free#4179
29. 29🇧🇬Bulgaria115Visa-free#5178
30. 30🇮🇸Iceland113Visa-free#5178