French passport ranking

6th of 199 passports, joint with 12 others

A France passport reaches 160 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 123 visa free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 11 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 24 take an eVisa.

Visa free

123

eTA

11

eVisa

24

Visa on arrival

26

Visa required

14

Ranked nearby

1 more destination would bring it level with Spain (5th). It is 1 ahead of Austria (19th).

1. 4 🇯🇵 Japan 162
2. 5 🇪🇸 Spain 161
3. 6 🇧🇪 Belgium 160
4. 6 🇩🇰 Denmark 160
5. 6 🇫🇮 Finland 160
6. 6 🇫🇷 France 160
7. 6 🇩🇪 Germany 160
8. 6 🇮🇪 Ireland 160
9. 6 🇮🇹 Italy 160
10. 6 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 160
11. 6 🇲🇾 Malaysia 160

Requirement data from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated by its source 18 February 2026 and checked for changes 4 October 2026. Check every requirement against the government page.