The Passport Freedom Index

The Liberty Mundo Passport Freedom Index re-ranks 198 passports by how much real freedom they give you, not just where you can travel. It scores five pillars, mobility, financial freedom, citizenship security, state protection and personal liberty, and lets you change the weighting to see how the ranking shifts. Use the tool below.


Passport Freedom Index 2026: the full ranking

Scores below use the default Liberty Mundo weighting (mobility 40%, financial freedom 20%, personal liberty 20%, citizenship security 10%, state protection 10%). Every score runs from 0 to 100. Change the weights in the tool above and the order changes with them.

Key findings

  • Poland holds the strongest passport with a Freedom Score of 89.0, followed by Monaco and the Bahamas (88.0 each).
  • Monaco and the Bahamas climb 44 places compared with a travel-only ranking, because neither taxes personal income.
  • The US passport ranks 65th (71.8) despite reaching 179 destinations visa-free. It sits 44th on travel alone, and citizenship-based taxation scores zero on financial freedom.
  • Singapore reaches the most destinations (192) but ranks 54th overall: it bans dual citizenship and keeps conscription.
  • The UAE ranks 70th despite reaching 187 destinations, held back by weak civil liberties, a high risk of citizenship revocation, a ban on dual citizenship and conscription.
  • Eritrea ranks last (11.1), below North Korea (19.2) and Syria (22.2).

Top 10 passports for freedom in 2026

  1. Poland (89.0)
  2. Monaco (88.0)
  3. Bahamas (88.0)
  4. Italy (87.7)
  5. Luxembourg (87.0)
  6. Belgium (87.0)
  7. Portugal (87.0)
  8. Malta (87.0)
  9. Czechia (87.0)
  10. Slovenia (87.0)

All 198 passports

Rank Passport Freedom Score Mobility Financial Citizenship Protection Liberty Visa-free
1 Poland 89.0 100 50 100 90 100 183
2 Monaco 88.0 90 100 75 45 100 176
3 Bahamas 88.0 90 100 100 20 100 159
4 Italy 87.7 100 50 100 77 100 186
5 Luxembourg 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 185
6 Belgium 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 185
7 Portugal 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 184
8 Malta 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 184
9 Czechia 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 184
10 Slovenia 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 183
11 Croatia 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 183
12 Slovakia 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 182
13 Latvia 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 182
14 Iceland 87.0 100 50 100 70 100 179
15 Romania 86.6 99 50 100 70 100 177
16 Bulgaria 86.6 99 50 100 70 100 177
17 Uruguay 86.4 86 75 100 70 100 153
18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 85.6 89 100 80 20 100 157
19 Germany 85.0 100 30 100 90 100 186
20 Brazil 84.6 94 50 100 100 85 168
21 Ireland 84.5 100 50 100 45 100 185
22 Liechtenstein 84.5 100 50 100 45 100 180
23 Chile 84.5 97 50 100 57 100 174
24 Costa Rica 84.4 76 85 100 70 100 148
25 Switzerland 84.0 100 40 100 90 85 185
26 Greece 84.0 100 50 100 70 85 184
27 Estonia 84.0 100 50 100 70 85 184
28 Lithuania 84.0 100 50 100 70 85 183
29 Panama 84.0 75 85 100 70 100 147
30 Cyprus 83.6 99 50 100 70 85 178
31 Argentina 83.3 94 40 100 77 100 168
32 Spain 83.0 100 20 100 90 100 186
33 France 83.0 100 20 100 90 100 185
34 Netherlands 83.0 100 20 100 90 100 185
35 United Kingdom 82.1 94 50 80 65 100 183
36 Sweden 82.0 100 30 100 90 85 186
37 New Zealand 81.7 93 50 100 45 100 182
38 Japan 80.9 96 30 75 90 100 187
39 Grenada 80.2 83 85 80 20 100 147
40 Saint Lucia 80.2 83 85 80 20 100 146
41 Finland 80.0 100 30 100 70 85 186
42 Denmark 80.0 100 30 100 70 85 185
43 Austria 80.0 100 30 100 70 85 184
44 Canada 79.7 93 30 100 65 100 181
45 San Marino 78.9 86 50 100 45 100 167
46 Barbados 78.8 92 50 100 20 100 164
47 Trinidad and Tobago 78.5 85 50 100 45 100 150
48 Norway 78.0 100 20 100 70 85 185
49 Hungary 78.0 100 50 100 70 55 183
50 Australia 77.7 93 30 80 65 100 182
51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.6 89 50 100 20 100 158
52 Nauru 77.6 64 100 100 20 100 124
53 Andorra 76.8 87 50 75 45 100 170
54 Singapore 76.2 98 85 75 45 40 192
55 Antigua and Barbuda 75.8 87 100 80 20 55 155
56 Israel 75.5 85 50 100 45 85 166
57 South Korea 75.4 96 30 75 65 85 187
58 Vatican City 75.3 77 50 100 45 100 151
59 Mauritius 75.3 77 50 100 45 100 150
60 Malaysia 74.6 94 85 75 45 40 183
61 Paraguay 74.4 81 85 100 70 40 142
62 Dominica 72.8 82 50 80 20 100 145
63 Guatemala 72.2 68 85 100 70 55 132
64 Seychelles 72.0 80 85 100 20 55 156
65 United States 71.8 92 0 85 65 100 179
66 Macau 71.7 73 85 100 45 55 142
67 Taiwan 71.6 69 50 100 70 85 135
68 Vanuatu 70.8 47 100 100 20 100 92
69 Peru 70.0 80 50 100 70 55 141
70 United Arab Emirates 69.5 100 100 15 80 0 187
71 Samoa 68.8 67 50 100 20 100 130
72 Marshall Islands 68.4 66 50 100 20 100 128
73 Botswana 68.3 42 85 100 45 100 82
74 Hong Kong 68.1 89 85 80 45 15 173
75 Mexico 68.1 81 50 100 77 40 157
76 Tuvalu 67.6 64 50 100 20 100 125
77 Tonga 67.2 63 50 100 20 100 122
78 Namibia 67.1 39 85 100 45 100 76
79 Palau 66.4 61 50 100 20 100 119
80 Brunei 66.1 84 100 75 20 15 163
81 Serbia 66.0 70 50 100 70 55 136
82 Georgia 65.7 63 85 75 80 40 122
83 El Salvador 65.6 69 50 100 70 55 134
84 Belize 65.6 59 50 100 20 100 100
85 Jamaica 65.3 52 50 100 45 100 86
86 Ukraine 65.2 73 50 100 80 40 143
87 Honduras 64.4 66 50 100 70 55 129
88 Kuwait 64.3 57 100 55 80 40 96
89 South Africa 64.1 54 30 100 65 100 106
90 Montenegro 64.0 65 50 100 70 55 127
91 North Macedonia 64.0 65 50 100 70 55 127
92 Moldova 63.4 61 50 100 80 55 119
93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8 62 50 100 70 55 121
94 Albania 62.8 62 50 100 70 55 120
95 Maldives 62.2 48 100 100 20 55 94
96 Cape Verde 61.7 43 50 100 45 100 69
97 Micronesia 61.6 49 50 100 20 100 96
98 Solomon Islands 61.6 49 50 100 20 100 95
99 Bolivia 61.6 49 85 100 70 40 80
100 Ghana 61.3 42 50 100 45 100 67
101 Nicaragua 61.0 65 85 80 70 15 126
102 Colombia 60.5 75 40 100 45 40 131
103 Ecuador 60.4 56 50 100 70 55 93
104 Mongolia 60.2 33 50 100 70 100 64
105 Qatar 59.5 65 100 55 80 0 112
106 Saudi Arabia 59.0 55 100 40 100 15 91
107 Kiribati 58.2 63 50 100 20 55 123
108 China 57.3 72 50 55 100 15 141
109 Oman 57.3 52 100 55 80 15 86
110 Guyana 57.1 54 50 100 45 55 89
111 Zambia 56.5 35 85 100 45 55 69
112 Bahrain 55.2 53 100 30 80 15 87
113 Lebanon 55.2 23 85 100 80 55 45
114 Kosovo 54.8 42 50 100 70 55 81
115 Eswatini 54.8 37 85 100 20 55 72
116 Benin 54.8 42 50 100 70 55 66
117 Senegal 54.0 40 50 100 70 55 62
118 Fiji 53.5 45 50 100 45 55 88
119 Togo 53.2 38 50 100 70 55 58
120 Indonesia 53.1 39 50 75 90 55 76
121 Uganda 53.1 44 50 100 45 55 70
122 Burkina Faso 52.8 37 50 100 70 55 57
123 Ivory Coast 52.8 37 50 100 70 55 56
124 Papua New Guinea 52.7 43 50 100 45 55 84
125 Kenya 52.7 43 50 100 45 55 69
126 Turkey 52.4 61 50 80 100 0 118
127 Dominican Republic 52.4 36 50 100 70 55 71
128 Morocco 52.3 37 50 85 80 55 72
129 Suriname 52.2 48 50 100 20 55 78
130 Angola 52.0 25 85 100 70 40 48
131 Timor-Leste 51.8 47 50 100 20 55 92
132 Sierra Leone 51.5 40 50 100 45 55 62
133 Madagascar 51.2 33 50 100 70 55 65
134 Tanzania 51.0 45 50 75 45 55 73
135 Mali 50.6 39 50 100 70 40 60
136 Malawi 50.3 37 50 100 45 55 73
137 Niger 50.2 38 50 100 70 40 58
138 Nigeria 49.9 31 50 100 65 55 44
139 Tunisia 49.8 37 50 100 70 40 72
140 Gambia 49.8 42 50 100 20 55 67
141 Guinea 49.8 37 50 100 70 40 56
142 Venezuela 49.6 59 50 80 80 0 116
143 Gabon 49.6 29 50 100 70 55 56
144 Mozambique 49.4 36 50 100 70 40 70
145 Armenia 49.2 33 50 100 80 40 64
146 Liberia 49.1 34 50 100 45 55 51
147 Philippines 48.7 33 50 100 45 55 65
148 Kyrgyzstan 48.4 31 50 100 80 40 60
149 Lesotho 48.2 38 50 100 20 55 74
150 Sao Tome and Principe 47.5 30 50 100 45 55 59
151 Guinea-Bissau 47.3 37 50 100 45 40 56
152 Mauritania 47.1 29 50 75 70 55 56
153 India 46.6 29 50 75 65 55 56
154 Russia 46.2 58 50 80 50 0 113
155 Comoros 45.9 26 50 100 45 55 51
156 Haiti 45.9 26 50 100 45 55 51
157 Rwanda 44.3 42 50 100 45 15 67
158 Sri Lanka 43.9 21 50 100 45 55 41
159 Thailand 43.8 42 50 100 70 0 82
160 Burundi 43.2 33 50 100 70 15 49
161 Palestine 43.1 19 50 100 45 55 38
162 Bangladesh 43.1 19 50 100 45 55 37
163 Djibouti 43.0 25 50 75 45 55 49
164 Central African Republic 42.5 25 50 100 45 40 49
165 Pakistan 41.9 16 50 100 45 55 32
166 Kazakhstan 41.5 40 50 75 80 0 78
167 Bhutan 41.3 27 50 75 20 55 53
168 Cuba 40.8 32 50 100 80 0 62
169 Zimbabwe 40.7 33 50 100 45 15 65
170 Nepal 40.2 18 50 75 45 55 35
171 Vietnam 39.6 29 50 100 80 0 56
172 Jordan 39.6 29 50 100 80 0 56
173 Cameroon 39.6 24 50 100 70 15 47
174 Republic of the Congo 39.6 24 50 100 70 15 46
175 Azerbaijan 39.5 35 50 75 80 0 68
176 Algeria 39.2 28 50 100 80 0 55
177 Tajikistan 39.2 28 50 100 80 0 54
178 Libya 39.0 20 50 100 80 15 39
179 Cambodia 38.8 27 50 100 80 0 53
180 DR Congo 38.8 22 50 100 70 15 43
181 Uzbekistan 38.7 33 50 75 80 0 65
182 Egypt 38.4 26 50 80 100 0 50
183 Equatorial Guinea 38.3 27 50 100 45 15 53
184 Chad 37.8 27 50 100 70 0 52
185 Yemen 37.4 16 50 100 80 15 31
186 Laos 37.2 23 50 100 80 0 45
187 Iraq 37.0 15 50 100 80 15 29
188 Belarus 36.6 39 50 80 30 0 77
189 Turkmenistan 36.3 27 50 75 80 0 53
190 South Sudan 36.1 29 50 100 45 0 41
191 Somalia 34.3 17 50 100 45 15 33
192 Ethiopia 33.8 22 50 75 45 15 42
193 Myanmar 33.1 24 50 55 80 0 47
194 Iran 25.4 21 50 40 30 0 40
195 Afghanistan 23.3 12 50 55 0 15 24
196 Syria 22.2 13 50 40 30 0 26
197 North Korea 19.2 18 50 15 5 0 36
198 Eritrea 11.1 19 0 15 20 0 38

Visa-free counts include visa-on-arrival access. Scores as of 2026-10-16.

How the Passport Freedom Index is scored

Travel access alone tells you where a passport opens doors. It says nothing about what the issuing state takes from you, whether it can strip your nationality, or whether it will hand you over to another government. The index scores those factors as five separate pillars, each normalised to 0–100, so a high visa-free count can’t swamp everything else.

Pillar What it measures How it’s scored
Mobility Visa-free and visa-on-arrival access, plus the right to live and work across a freedom-of-movement bloc (EU/EEA, Mercosur, GCC) Visa-free destinations ÷ 195 × 100, plus up to 8 for bloc membership
Financial freedom How the state taxes you Zero income tax 100, territorial 85, residence-based 50, citizenship-based 0; minus 20 for an exit tax, minus 10 for a wealth tax
Citizenship security Whether your nationality can be taken away, whether you can hold others, whether you can give it up Starts at 100; minus 45 or 20 for high or moderate revocation risk, minus 25 if dual citizenship is banned, minus 15 if renunciation is blocked or punitively costly
State protection Whether the state will help you abroad and refuse to surrender you Consular reach (large 65, moderate 45, small 20), plus 12 to 35 for refusing to extradite nationals; minus 50 for sanctions or pariah status
Personal liberty Civil liberties at home and coercion of the person Civil liberties (high 100, moderate 55, low 15); minus 15 for conscription, minus 50 for an exit visa or permit to leave

The tool offers four weightings: Liberty Mundo (40/20/10/10/20, the default used above), Freedom-heavy (20/25/20/15/20), Balanced (20 each) and Mobility-heavy (50/15/12/11/12), which comes closest to a traditional travel-only index.

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