🇬🇧 United Kingdom vs 🇺🇸 United States: which passport is stronger?
Updated 2026-07-23 · destinations reachable without a pre-arranged visa, of 198
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A razor-thin contest: United Kingdom leads by just 3 (156 vs 153)
Counting visa-free + visa on arrival + eTA access worldwide.
Score
🇬🇧 United Kingdom156/198
🇺🇸 United States153/198
115United Kingdom visa-free
112United States visa-free
37United Kingdom world rank
43United States world rank
Where United Kingdom goes — United States can't (top-100)
Where United States strikes back
No top-100 destination is open to United States but closed to the other passport.
Head to head
🇬🇧→🇺🇸 United Kingdom citizens to United States
eTA required
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🇺🇸→🇬🇧 United States citizens to United Kingdom
eTA required
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Open in the interactive comparator → United Kingdom profile United States profile