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Oceania passport ranking 2026: strongest & weakest
Updated 2026-07-15 · free to cite (CC BY 4.0)
All 14 Oceania passports, scored by how many of 198 destinations each opens without a pre-arranged visa. The strongest Oceania passport is New Zealand (158 destinations, #32 worldwide); the weakest is Papua New Guinea (72 destinations).
Key findings
- Strongest Oceania passport: 🇳🇿 New Zealand — 158 of 198 destinations open, #32 in the world.
- Weakest Oceania passport: 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea — 72 destinations, #117 in the world.
- The average Oceania passport opens 108 of 198 destinations.
- Ranking isn't destiny: even a lower-placed passport reaches far more countries with the right visa — see our visa unlock rules.
All 14 Oceania passports ranked (2026)
| # | Passport | Open (of 198) | Visa-free | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 158 | 113 | Oceania |
| 2 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 157 | 109 | Oceania |
| 3 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 119 | 84 | Oceania |
| 4 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 115 | 82 | Oceania |
| 5 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 114 | 83 | Oceania |
| 6 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 112 | 79 | Oceania |
| 7 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 112 | 81 | Oceania |
| 8 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 110 | 75 | Oceania |
| 9 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 105 | 68 | Oceania |
| 10 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 104 | 69 | Oceania |
| 11 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 81 | 49 | Oceania |
| 12 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 80 | 46 | Oceania |
| 13 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 73 | 42 | Oceania |
| 14 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 72 | 37 | Oceania |
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.