🇳🇬 Nigeria vs 🇿🇦 South Africa: which passport is stronger?
Updated 2026-07-23 · destinations reachable without a pre-arranged visa, of 198
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South Africa wins by 53 destinations (94 vs 41)
Counting visa-free + visa on arrival + eTA access worldwide.
Score
🇳🇬 Nigeria41/198
🇿🇦 South Africa94/198
26Nigeria visa-free
60South Africa visa-free
183Nigeria world rank
97South Africa world rank
Where South Africa goes — Nigeria can't (top-100)
🇹🇭 Thailand🇲🇾 Malaysia🇭🇰 Hong Kong🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇬 Singapore🇰🇷 South Korea🇮🇩 Indonesia🇪🇬 Egypt🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇱 Israel+23 more
Where Nigeria strikes back
No top-100 destination is open to Nigeria but closed to the other passport.
Head to head
🇳🇬→🇿🇦 Nigeria citizens to South Africa
e-Visa required
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🇿🇦→🇳🇬 South Africa citizens to Nigeria
e-Visa required
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Open in the interactive comparator → Nigeria profile South Africa profile