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Africa Passport Ranking: Visa-Free Access by African Passports
Compare the travel freedom of every African passport, understand visa-free and online authorization categories, and open each country profile to see destination-by-destination access guidance for African countries.
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All African Passports by Mobility Score
The table lists every African passport with ranking-style mobility values: global rank, total mobility score, visa-free count, visa on arrival or online access count, and destinations where a prior visa is required.
| Africa order | Passport | Global rank | Mobility score | Visa-free | VoA / online | Prior visa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 21 | 147 | 105 | 42 | 51 |
| 2 | Mauritius | 29 | 139 | 102 | 37 | 59 |
| 3 | South Africa | 48 | 108 | 66 | 42 | 90 |
| 4 | Botswana | 64 | 82 | 53 | 29 | 116 |
| 5 | Morocco | 64 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 116 |
| 6 | Lesotho | 66 | 79 | 50 | 29 | 119 |
| 7 | Namibia | 66 | 79 | 49 | 30 | 119 |
| 8 | Eswatini | 67 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 120 |
| 9 | Kenya | 68 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 122 |
| 10 | Malawi | 68 | 76 | 47 | 29 | 122 |
| 11 | Tunisia | 69 | 75 | 40 | 35 | 123 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 70 | 74 | 47 | 27 | 124 |
| 13 | Cabo Verde | 71 | 73 | 41 | 32 | 125 |
| 14 | Ghana | 72 | 72 | 46 | 26 | 126 |
| 15 | Zambia | 72 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 126 |
| 16 | The Gambia | 73 | 71 | 46 | 25 | 127 |
| 17 | Rwanda | 73 | 71 | 36 | 35 | 127 |
| 18 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 74 | 70 | 31 | 39 | 128 |
| 19 | Uganda | 74 | 70 | 39 | 31 | 128 |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 75 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 129 |
| 21 | Benin | 76 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 131 |
| 22 | Gabon | 76 | 67 | 33 | 34 | 131 |
| 23 | Madagascar | 76 | 67 | 33 | 34 | 131 |
| 24 | Mozambique | 76 | 67 | 36 | 31 | 131 |
| 25 | Algeria | 77 | 66 | 28 | 38 | 132 |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 77 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 132 |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 78 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 134 |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 78 | 64 | 29 | 35 | 134 |
| 29 | Mauritania | 78 | 64 | 30 | 34 | 134 |
| 30 | Senegal | 78 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 134 |
| 31 | Angola | 79 | 63 | 28 | 35 | 135 |
| 32 | Côte d’Ivoire | 79 | 63 | 30 | 33 | 135 |
| 33 | Togo | 79 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 135 |
| 34 | Egypt | 80 | 62 | 24 | 38 | 136 |
| 35 | Niger | 80 | 62 | 33 | 29 | 136 |
| 36 | Comoros | 82 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 138 |
| 37 | Guinea | 82 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 138 |
| 38 | Mali | 82 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 138 |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 84 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 140 |
| 40 | Djibouti | 84 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 140 |
| 41 | Chad | 85 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 141 |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 85 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 141 |
| 43 | Liberia | 85 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 141 |
| 44 | Burundi | 86 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 142 |
| 45 | Cameroon | 86 | 56 | 24 | 32 | 142 |
| 46 | Republic of the Congo | 86 | 56 | 26 | 30 | 142 |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 146 |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 90 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 147 |
| 49 | Nigeria | 90 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 147 |
| 50 | Libya | 91 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 148 |
| 51 | Sudan | 91 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 148 |
| 52 | Eritrea | 92 | 48 | 16 | 32 | 150 |
| 53 | South Sudan | 92 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 150 |
| 54 | Somalia | 96 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 155 |
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Central Africa
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West Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo
Southern Africa
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
East Africa
Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-28