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Africa passport ranking 2026: strongest & weakest

Updated 2026-08-27 · 54 passports · strongest 🇸🇨 Seychelles (134/198) · weakest 🇸🇴 Somalia (32/198) · average 58

EuropeAsiaMiddle EastAfricaAmericasOceania🔻 Weakest All 199
1🇸🇨 Seychelles134/1982🇲🇺 Mauritius127/1983🇿🇦 South Africa94/1984🇧🇼 Botswana72/1985🇲🇦 Morocco71/1986🇱🇸 Lesotho70/1987🇳🇦 Namibia69/1988🇸🇿 Eswatini68/1989🇲🇼 Malawi67/19810🇰🇪 Kenya66/19811🇹🇿 Tanzania66/19812🇬🇲 Gambia65/19813🇹🇳 Tunisia65/19814🇨🇻 Cape Verde64/19815🇬🇭 Ghana64/19816🇷🇼 Rwanda62/19817🇺🇬 Uganda62/19818🇿🇲 Zambia62/19819🇧🇯 Benin59/19820🇸🇱 Sierra Leone59/19821🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe59/19822🇿🇼 Zimbabwe59/19823🇲🇬 Madagascar57/19824🇬🇦 Gabon56/19825🇲🇿 Mozambique56/19826🇸🇳 Senegal56/19827🇹🇬 Togo55/19828🇧🇫 Burkina Faso54/19829🇩🇿 Algeria54/19830🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea54/19831🇨🇮 Ivory Coast53/19832🇬🇳 Guinea53/19833🇳🇪 Niger53/19834🇲🇷 Mauritania52/19835🇰🇲 Comoros51/19836🇲🇱 Mali50/19837🇹🇩 Chad50/19838🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau49/19839🇨🇫 Central African Republic48/19840🇪🇬 Egypt48/19841🇦🇴 Angola47/19842🇧🇮 Burundi47/19843🇱🇷 Liberia47/19844🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo46/19845🇨🇲 Cameroon46/19846🇩🇯 Djibouti45/19847🇪🇹 Ethiopia42/19848🇨🇩 DR Congo41/19849🇳🇬 Nigeria41/19850🇸🇸 South Sudan41/19851🇱🇾 Libya40/19852🇸🇩 Sudan39/19853🇪🇷 Eritrea36/19854🇸🇴 Somalia32/198

Methodology

Scores come from the open Passport Index dataset (a 199×199 matrix of entry rules). "Open" counts destinations reachable without arranging a visa in advance — visa-free, visa on arrival or eTA — out of 198, the same approach used by major travel-freedom indices. e-Visa destinations are counted separately. Figures reflect the latest snapshot; entry rules change, so each passport profile shows a "last verified" date.

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