Passport Power Explorer
Discover where your passport lets you live, work, and travel. Select a passport below to see visa-free access, work rights, digital nomad visas, and paths to residency across 95 countries.
73+ passports have hand-mapped visa requirement data. Other nationalities use heuristic scoring based on regional and bilateral patterns — always verify with official sources before making travel or relocation plans.
Quick answer
The WhereNext Passport Power Explorer ranks 20 passports by access to 95 destination countries across 4 access tiers: visa-free, visa-on-arrival, eVisa, and freedom-of-movement (EU, Mercosur, ECOWAS, etc.). The strongest passport in our dataset is Singapore with 82 countries accessible without a traditional visa application; the median passport reaches 79; the weakest in scope reaches 14. 73+ passports have hand-mapped visa requirement data; others use heuristic scoring based on regional + bilateral patterns.
Key facts
- 20 passports indexed against 95 destination countries across 4 access tiers.
- Strongest: Singapore 82 countries accessible without a traditional visa application.
- Median passport Australia — 79 countries accessible.
- 73+ hand-mapped verified visa requirement data; remaining nationalities use heuristic regional + bilateral scoring.
- 4 access tiers tracked visa-free · visa-on-arrival · eVisa · freedom-of-movement (EU, Mercosur, ECOWAS, CARICOM, etc.).
Top 5 passports by accessible destinations — access-tier breakdown
Same access-tier dataset that powers the rankings below. EU passports lead with freedom-of-movement to 29 EU/EEA destinations; non-EU passports rely on visa-free + e-Visa stacks.
Verified · WhereNext visa requirements registry
- SG passport94 destinations
- JP passport94 destinations
- AE passport94 destinations
- KR passport94 destinations
- NZ passport94 destinations
| Passport | FoM | Visa-free | VoA | e-Visa | Visa req. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬 SG | 0 | 78 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 94 |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0 | 77 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 94 |
| 🇦🇪 AE | 0 | 77 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 94 |
| 🇰🇷 KR | 0 | 76 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 94 |
| 🇳🇿 NZ | 0 | 76 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 94 |
Your passport is the single biggest factor determining where you can live and work abroad. Some passports unlock visa-free access to 180+ countries; others require a visa application for almost every destination. This passport power comparison tool shows you exactly what your nationality gets you: visa-free entry, visa-on-arrival, freedom of movement zones, and long-stay residency pathways — all across 95 destination countries.
Unlike simple passport ranking lists, this tool breaks down access by type: can you visit, can you stay long-term, can you work? Select your passport to see digital nomad visas, golden visa programs, and citizenship-by-descent routes that are specifically available to your nationality.
When to use this tool
- You want to know which countries your passport gives visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to
- You are comparing passport power across nationalities (e.g., dual citizenship decisions)
- You want to find long-stay visa options specifically available to your passport
- You are exploring freedom of movement zones (EU, Mercosur, etc.) relevant to your nationality
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South Korea
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New Zealand
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PH
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ID
India
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Explore visa access, work rights, and residency pathways for all 95 passports in our database.
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