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.
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Key facts
- 20 passports indexed against 95 destination countries across 4 access tiers.
- Strongest: Japan 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.
Updated · WhereNext visa requirements registry
- JP passport94 destinations
- SG passport94 destinations
- KR passport94 destinations
- AE passport94 destinations
- GB passport94 destinations
| Passport | FoM | Visa-free | VoA | e-Visa | Visa req. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0 | 77 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 94 |
| 🇸🇬 SG | 0 | 78 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 94 |
| 🇰🇷 KR | 0 | 76 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 94 |
| 🇦🇪 AE | 0 | 77 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 94 |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 0 | 75 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 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
Japan
JP
Singapore
SG
South Korea
KR
United Arab Emirates
AE
United Kingdom
GB
Germany
DE
France
FR
New Zealand
NZ
United States
US
Canada
CA
Australia
AU
Brazil
BR
Mexico
MX
Thailand
TH
China
CN
South Africa
ZA
Philippines
PH
Indonesia
ID
India
IN
Nigeria
NG
All Passports
Explore visa access, work rights, and residency pathways for all 95 passports in our database.
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