Africa passport ranking 2026

The strongest passport in Africa on the PassRank index is the Seychelles passport, scoring 134 and ranking 58th worldwide. PassRank ranks 54 African passports in total, down to Somalia (32). The score counts destinations reachable with no visa in advance — visa-free, visa on arrival or eTA.

Source: Passport Index dataset. Data as of June 2026.

Africa: all passports ranked

World rank	Passport	PassRank	Visa-free	On arrival	eTA
#58	Seychelles	134	99	29	6
#65	Mauritius	127	94	25	8
#97	South Africa	94	60	29	5
#116	Botswana	72	46	20	6
#118	Morocco	71	42	27	2
#121	Lesotho	70	42	22	6
#123	Namibia	69	43	23	3
#124	Swaziland	68	41	22	5
#125	Malawi	67	41	22	4
#128	Kenya	66	38	25	3
#128	Tanzania	66	42	21	3
#130	Gambia	65	43	20	2
#130	Tunisia	65	36	28	1
#132	Cape Verde	64	39	24	1
#132	Ghana	64	43	19	2
#135	Rwanda	62	29	30	3
#135	Uganda	62	34	25	3
#135	Zambia	62	38	21	3
#141	Benin	59	34	24	1
#141	Sao Tome and Principe	59	28	29	2
#141	Sierra Leone	59	39	18	2
#141	Zimbabwe	59	36	20	3
#145	Madagascar	57	29	26	2
#146	Gabon	56	27	27	2
#146	Mozambique	56	32	22	2
#146	Senegal	56	33	21	2
#150	Togo	55	30	24	1
#153	Algeria	54	21	30	3
#153	Burkina Faso	54	30	22	2
#153	Equatorial Guinea	54	24	28	2
#156	Guinea	53	28	23	2
#156	Ivory Coast	53	29	23	1
#156	Niger	53	30	21	2
#159	Mauritania	52	26	25	1
#161	Comoros	51	19	30	2
#162	Chad	50	24	25	1
#162	Mali	50	30	18	2
#165	Guinea-Bissau	49	27	21	1
#168	Central African Republic	48	21	26	1
#168	Egypt	48	19	27	2
#170	Angola	47	23	23	1
#170	Burundi	47	18	27	2
#170	Liberia	47	27	19	1
#173	Cameroon	46	21	24	1
#173	Congo	46	20	24	2
#176	Djibouti	45	17	26	2
#180	Ethiopia	42	12	28	2
#181	DR Congo	41	16	23	2
#181	Nigeria	41	26	14	1
#181	South Sudan	41	17	22	2
#185	Libya	40	14	23	3
#186	Sudan	39	13	24	2
#190	Eritrea	36	12	23	1
#195	Somalia	32	11	20	1

Source: Passport Index dataset (imorte/passport-index-data). Data as of June 2026.

Rank shown is the worldwide rank among all 199 passports. Snapshot 17 February 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the most powerful passport in Africa?

The strongest African passport on the PassRank index is Seychelles, with a score of 134 (ranked 58th worldwide). PassRank counts destinations reachable visa-free, on arrival or via eTA. Snapshot 17 February 2026.

How many African passports does PassRank rank?

PassRank ranks 54 passports of Africa, from Seychelles (score 134) down to Somalia (score 32), as part of the full 199-passport index.

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Last updated: 2026-06-21