Hardest Countries to Enter (2026 Guide)
Rank every country by ease of entry. Compare global destination openness from visa-free access to strict requirements in our flagship Ease of Travel Index.
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- Visa Required
- e-Visa
- Visa on Arrival
- Electronic Travel Authorization
- Visa Free
- Freedom of Movement
#DestinationDistributionDistribution stats
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Turkmenistan - 2
North Korea - 3
Nauru - 4
Eritrea - 5
Algeria - 6
Sudan - 7
Yemen - 8
Cuba - 9
Central African Republic - 10
Niger - 11
Mali - 12
Eswatini - 13
Anguilla - 14
Kosovo - 15
Aruba - 16
Tonga - 17
Mexico - 18
Lebanon - 19
Ghana - 20
China - 20
Vanuatu - 21
Bonaire - 21
British Virgin Islands - 21
Cayman Islands - 21
Sint Maarten - 22
Kiribati - 23
Bermuda - 23
Curacao - 23
Turks and Caicos Islands - 24
Solomon Islands - 25
Australia - 26
Grenada - 27
Guernsey - 27
Isle of Man - 27
Jersey - 28
Gibraltar - 29
Belarus - 30
American Samoa - 31
Bangladesh - 32
United States - 33
Israel - 34
North Macedonia - 35
Andorra - 35
Monaco - 36
Nicaragua - 37
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 37
Dominican Republic - 37
Panama - 38
Albania - 39
Ireland - 40
Peru - 41
Fiji - 41
Hong Kong - 42
Honduras - 43
Montenegro - 43
Philippines - 44
Brazil - 45
Ecuador - 46
New Zealand - 47
Uruguay - 48
Belize - 48
Guatemala - 49
Morocco - 50
Brunei - 51
Saint Lucia - 52
El Salvador - 53
Colombia - 54
Paraguay - 55
Argentina - 56
Senegal - 57
Chile - 58
Qatar - 59
Guyana - 60
Kuwait - 61
Gambia - 62
South Korea - 63
Bolivia - 64
Barbados - 65
Russia - 66
Canada - 67
Costa Rica - 68
Japan - 69
Serbia - 70
United Kingdom - 71
Dominica - 72
San Marino - 72
Vatican City - 73
France - 73
Portugal - 73
Spain - 74
Austria - 74
Belgium - 74
Bulgaria - 74
Croatia - 74
Czech Republic - 74
Denmark - 74
Estonia - 74
Finland - 74
Germany - 74
Greece - 74
Hungary - 74
Iceland - 74
Italy - 74
Latvia - 74
Liechtenstein - 74
Lithuania - 74
Luxembourg - 74
Malta - 74
Netherlands - 74
Norway - 74
Poland - 74
Romania - 74
Slovakia - 74
Slovenia - 74
Sweden - 74
Switzerland - 75
Greenland - 76
Cyprus - 77
Trinidad and Tobago - 78
Tunisia - 79
Jamaica - 80
Singapore - 81
Burundi - 81
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 81
Madagascar - 82
Azerbaijan - 82
Libya - 83
Djibouti - 84
Bhutan - 85
Afghanistan - 85
Benin - 85
Iraq - 86
Bahrain - 87
South Sudan - 88
India - 89
Saudi Arabia - 90
Nepal - 91
Somalia - 92
Cameroon - 92
Pakistan - 93
Equatorial Guinea - 94
Cambodia - 95
Myanmar (Burma) - 96
Mauritania - 97
Gabon - 98
Jordan - 99
Iran - 99
Syria - 100
Republic of the Congo - 101
Liberia - 102
Laos - 103
Nigeria - 103
Togo - 104
Tanzania - 105
Chad - 106
Burkina Faso - 107
Zimbabwe - 108
Guinea - 108
Namibia - 109
Ivory Coast - 110
Malawi - 111
Mozambique - 112
Uganda - 113
Malaysia - 114
Montserrat - 115
Papua New Guinea - 116
Vietnam - 117
South Africa - 118
Bahamas - 118
Egypt - 118
Tajikistan - 119
Oman - 120
Venezuela - 121
Angola - 122
Ukraine - 123
Botswana - 124
Sao Tome and Principe - 125
Sierra Leone - 126
Armenia - 127
Antigua and Barbuda - 128
Uzbekistan - 129
Saint Kitts and Nevis - 130
Türkiye - 131
United Arab Emirates - 132
Kyrgyzstan - 133
Moldova - 133
Mongolia - 134
Kazakhstan - 135
Thailand - 136
Taiwan - 137
Georgia - 138
Ethiopia - 139
Lesotho - 140
Comoros - 141
Sri Lanka - 142
Maldives - 143
Indonesia - 144
Guinea-Bissau - 145
Rwanda - 146
Tuvalu - 147
East Timor - 148
Marshall Islands - 149
Palau - 150
Samoa - 151
Macao - 152
Zambia - 153
Cape Verde - 154
Kenya - 155
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 156
Micronesia - 157
Cook Islands - 157
Haiti - 157
Mauritius - 157
Palestine - 157
Seychelles - 157
Suriname