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Passport Strength Index

What the travel document is worth — visa-free reach, treaty position, and whether citizenship is realistically attainable.

Median
62
Mean
64
Top decile from
93
Highest
98

What this index measures

Moderate · scored 0–100

  1. 01

    Visa-free and visa-on-arrival reach

  2. 02

    Treaty and mobility agreements

  3. 03

    Naturalisation path and dual-nationality rules

Territories inherit reach from their sovereign state but not always the right to hold its passport. Read this alongside the residency score.

How the score is weighted

Each input is normalised to 0–100 across all 209 jurisdictions, then combined at the weights below. Weights sum to 100 and are held constant across every jurisdiction in an edition, so scores stay comparable.

Moderate in the composite

WeightingPublished
  • Visa-free reach45% of the score

    Destinations available without a prior visa.

  • Visa-on-arrival and eTA reach15% of the score

    Destinations with light-touch entry.

  • Treaty and mobility rights20% of the score

    Free movement and settlement agreements.

  • Naturalisation and dual nationality20% of the score

    Whether the passport is attainable and retainable.

Who leads it

The ten highest scores on this signal, with their overall standing beside them — the gap between the two columns is the trade-off.

  1. 01
    Singapore
    Asia
    98ovr 53
  2. 02
    Japan
    Asia
    98ovr 45
  3. 03
    South Korea
    Asia
    97ovr 46
  4. 04
    Germany
    Europe
    96ovr 66
  5. 05
    Ireland
    Europe
    96ovr 66
  6. 06
    Netherlands
    Europe
    96ovr 65
  7. 07
    Luxembourg
    Europe
    96ovr 60
  8. 08
    Denmark
    Europe
    95ovr 63
  9. 09
    Sweden
    Europe
    95ovr 63
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    Oceania
    95ovr 50

How regions compare

Average score per region against its best case. A wide gap means the region is worth searching; a narrow one means the whole region behaves the same way.

  • Europe
    85 / 96
  • Americas
    67 / 92
  • Asia
    63 / 98
  • Middle East
    57 / 88
  • Oceania
    54 / 95
  • Africa
    49 / 78

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#JurisdictionRegionPassportOrion Index Score
001SingaporeAsia
98
5373% rated
002JapanAsia
98
4573% rated
003South KoreaAsia
97
4673% rated
004GermanyEurope
96
6695% rated
005IrelandEurope
96
6695% rated
006NetherlandsEurope
96
6595% rated
007LuxembourgEurope
96
6089% rated
008DenmarkEurope
95
6395% rated
009SwedenEurope
95
6395% rated
010New ZealandOceania
95
5073% rated
011IcelandEurope
95
4973% rated
012SwitzerlandEurope
94
77100% rated
013FinlandEurope
94
69100% rated
014AustriaEurope
94
6595% rated
015NorwayEurope
94
6495% rated
016ItalyEurope
94
4673% rated
017BelgiumEurope
94
4473% rated
018United KingdomEurope
94
4373% rated
019PortugalEurope
93
6081% rated
020CyprusEurope
93
5978% rated
021MaltaEurope
93
5173% rated
022SpainEurope
93
5073% rated
023Czech RepublicEurope
93
4773% rated
024FranceEurope
93
4573% rated
025EstoniaEurope
92
6281% rated
026AustraliaOceania
92
4973% rated
027CroatiaEurope
92
4873% rated
028SloveniaEurope
92
4773% rated
029CanadaAmericas
92
4773% rated
030PolandEurope
92
4673% rated
031LithuaniaEurope
91
5073% rated
032SlovakiaEurope
91
4673% rated
033BulgariaEurope
90
5173% rated
034GuernseyEurope
90
5187% rated
035JerseyEurope
90
5187% rated
036LatviaEurope
90
5073% rated
037LiechtensteinEurope
90
4973% rated
038RomaniaEurope
90
4773% rated
039HungaryEurope
90
4473% rated
040Isle of ManEurope
88
5187% rated
041GreeceEurope
88
4773% rated
042IsraelMiddle East
88
4673% rated
043USAAmericas
88
3973% rated
044GibraltarEurope
85
5487% rated
045TaiwanAsia
85
4873% rated
046MonacoEurope
80
5373% rated
047AndorraEurope
78
6281% rated
048BermudaAmericas
78
5792% rated
049GeorgiaEurope
78
5373% rated
050BruneiAsia
78
5073% rated
051MalaysiaAsia
78
5073% rated
052SerbiaEurope
78
4873% rated
053MauritiusAfrica
78
4773% rated
054Hong KongAsia
78
4573% rated
055Cayman IslandsAmericas
75
6092% rated
056San MarinoEurope
75
5373% rated
057BahamasAmericas
75
5373% rated
058MontenegroEurope
75
5373% rated
059QatarMiddle East
75
5194% rated
060Costa RicaAmericas
75
4973% rated
061UruguayAmericas
75
4773% rated
062ChileAmericas
75
4673% rated
063BrazilAmericas
75
4373% rated
064South AfricaAfrica
75
4273% rated
065St Kitts and NevisAmericas
72
5473% rated
066Antigua and BarbudaAmericas
72
5373% rated
067GrenadaAmericas
72
5373% rated
068PanamaAmericas
72
5173% rated
069UAEMiddle East
72
5094% rated
070ColombiaAmericas
72
4773% rated
071KuwaitMiddle East
72
4792% rated
072BarbadosAmericas
72
4673% rated
073MacauAsia
72
4673% rated
074MexicoAmericas
72
4673% rated
075ThailandAsia
72
4673% rated
076AlbaniaEurope
72
4573% rated
077TurkeyAsia
72
4573% rated
078KazakhstanAsia
72
4573% rated
079North MacedoniaEurope
72
4573% rated
080SeychellesAfrica
72
4573% rated
081ArgentinaAmericas
72
4373% rated
082IndonesiaAsia
72
4373% rated
083British Virgin IslandsAmericas
70
5487% rated
084St LuciaAmericas
70
5373% rated
085Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
70
4373% rated
086DominicaAmericas
68
5373% rated
087BahrainMiddle East
68
5092% rated
088Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
68
4995% rated
089OmanMiddle East
68
4887% rated
090MoroccoAfrica
68
4373% rated
091VietnamAsia
68
4373% rated
092ArmeniaAsia
68
4273% rated
093PeruAmericas
68
4273% rated
094Dominican RepublicAmericas
68
4173% rated
095RussiaEurope
68
3973% rated
096MaldivesAsia
65
4873% rated
097TunisiaAfrica
65
4373% rated
098St Vincent & GrenadinesAmericas
65
4273% rated
099BotswanaAfrica
65
4273% rated
100EcuadorAmericas
65
4173% rated
101AzerbaijanAsia
65
3973% rated
102MongoliaAsia
65
3773% rated
103ChinaAsia
65
3673% rated
104ParaguayAmericas
62
4973% rated
105Cape VerdeAfrica
62
4473% rated
106BelizeAmericas
62
4273% rated
107FijiOceania
62
4273% rated
108GhanaAfrica
62
4273% rated
109IndiaAsia
62
4273% rated
110MoldovaEurope
62
4173% rated
111NamibiaAfrica
62
4173% rated
112BelarusEurope
62
4073% rated
113JamaicaAmericas
62
3973% rated
114PhilippinesAsia
62
3973% rated
115Trinidad and TobagoAmericas
62
3973% rated
116CambodiaAsia
62
3973% rated
117JordanMiddle East
62
3973% rated
118KenyaAfrica
62
3973% rated
119BoliviaAmericas
62
3873% rated
120VanuatuOceania
58
5073% rated
121GuatemalaAmericas
58
3973% rated
122TanzaniaAfrica
58
3973% rated
123El SalvadorAmericas
58
3873% rated
124GuyanaAmericas
58
3773% rated
125UzbekistanAsia
58
3773% rated
126RwandaAfrica
55
4073% rated
127SamoaOceania
55
4073% rated
128SenegalAfrica
55
4073% rated
129Sri LankaAsia
55
4073% rated
130TongaOceania
55
4073% rated
131NicaraguaAmericas
55
3773% rated
132SurinameAmericas
55
3773% rated
133KyrgyzstanAsia
55
3773% rated
134LaosAsia
55
3773% rated
135HondurasAmericas
55
3673% rated
136UkraineEurope
55
3473% rated
137LebanonMiddle East
55
3373% rated
138BhutanAsia
52
3973% rated
139CubaAmericas
52
3873% rated
140Ivory CoastAfrica
52
3773% rated
141MadagascarAfrica
52
3773% rated
142ZambiaAfrica
52
3773% rated
143UgandaAfrica
52
3673% rated
144AlgeriaAfrica
52
3573% rated
145GabonAfrica
52
3573% rated
146MozambiqueAfrica
52
3573% rated
147AngolaAfrica
52
3473% rated
148TurkmenistanAsia
50
3273% rated
149Cook IslandsOceania
48
4273% rated
150PalauOceania
48
3973% rated
151Marshall IslandsOceania
48
3873% rated
152EgyptAfrica
48
3773% rated
153MicronesiaOceania
48
3773% rated
154NepalAsia
48
3773% rated
155Sao Tome & PrincipeAfrica
48
3773% rated
156GambiaAfrica
48
3773% rated
157MalawiAfrica
48
3773% rated
158BeninAfrica
48
3673% rated
159Solomon IslandsOceania
48
3673% rated
160BangladeshAsia
48
3573% rated
161EswatiniAfrica
48
3573% rated
162Sierra LeoneAfrica
48
3573% rated
163TogoAfrica
48
3573% rated
164CameroonAfrica
48
3473% rated
165LesothoAfrica
48
3473% rated
166NigeriaAfrica
48
3473% rated
167TajikistanAsia
48
3473% rated
168ZimbabweAfrica
48
3473% rated
169VenezuelaAmericas
48
2973% rated
170MyanmarAsia
48
2873% rated
171KosovoEurope
45
3973% rated
172Timor-LesteAsia
45
3773% rated
173ComorosAfrica
45
3573% rated
174DjiboutiAfrica
45
3573% rated
175LiberiaAfrica
45
3473% rated
176Papua New GuineaOceania
45
3473% rated
177GuineaAfrica
45
3373% rated
178MauritaniaAfrica
45
3373% rated
179CongoAfrica
45
3273% rated
180Burkina FasoAfrica
45
3173% rated
181Equatorial GuineaAfrica
45
3173% rated
182MaliAfrica
45
3073% rated
183NiueOceania
42
3973% rated
184TuvaluOceania
42
3773% rated
185KiribatiOceania
42
3673% rated
186NauruOceania
42
3673% rated
187PakistanAsia
42
3473% rated
188EthiopiaAfrica
42
3373% rated
189BurundiAfrica
42
3273% rated
190Guinea-BissauAfrica
42
3273% rated
191NigerAfrica
42
2973% rated
192ChadAfrica
42
2873% rated
193DR CongoAfrica
42
2873% rated
194HaitiAmericas
42
2773% rated
195Vatican CityEurope
40
4773% rated
196Central African RepublicAfrica
38
2673% rated
197IranMiddle East
35
2973% rated
198IraqMiddle East
35
2773% rated
199LibyaAfrica
35
2473% rated
200South SudanAfrica
35
2373% rated
201YemenMiddle East
35
2373% rated
202EritreaAfrica
32
2873% rated
203SyriaMiddle East
32
2473% rated
204SudanAfrica
32
2373% rated
205PalestineMiddle East
30
2673% rated
206SomaliaAfrica
28
2373% rated
207Western SaharaAfrica
25
2673% rated
208AfghanistanAsia
25
2373% rated
209North KoreaAsia
15
2673% rated
At the other end

The five lowest scores on this signal: North Korea (15), Afghanistan (25), Western Sahara (25), Somalia (28), Palestine (30). A weak score here is not disqualifying on its own — read it against the composite.

Where this comes from

Each input is normalised to a 0–100 scale and weighted into the score above. We cite the underlying publication rather than the aggregator wherever one exists.

Edition 2026.1 · reviewed quarterly

  1. 01Henley Passport Index
    Henley & Partners

    Visa-free and visa-on-arrival destination counts.

  2. 02Timatic traveller information
    IATA

    Underlying entry requirements behind visa-free reach.

  3. 03Global Citizenship Report
    Investment Migration Council

    Naturalisation routes and dual-nationality rules.

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Orion Index Score
Composite

The weighted composite of thirteen factors across four groups — financial, mobility & access, human development & services, and safety & livability. It answers one question: on balance, how well does this jurisdiction serve someone who can choose where to live and where to hold capital?

Tax Burden Index
Heaviest weight

Effective personal tax exposure for a mobile earner — headline income tax, plus how the jurisdiction treats foreign income, capital gains and wealth.

Cost of Living Index
Moderate

What a comparable standard of living costs on the ground — housing, schooling, services and the everyday basket.

Safety Index
High

Personal and civil safety — violent crime, property crime, and the risk of disorder or conflict spilling into daily life.

Healthcare Index
High

Quality, access and cost of care for a resident who is paying privately or through a local scheme.

Residency Access Index
Heaviest weight

How hard it is to actually land — time, cost, paperwork and the physical presence a jurisdiction demands of you.

209 jurisdictions · Edition 2026.1 · scores are informational, not tax advice