Irish passport ranking

6th of 199 passports, joint with 12 others

A Ireland passport reaches 160 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 118 visa free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 10 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 25 take an eVisa.

Visa free

118

eTA

10

eVisa

25

Visa on arrival

32

Visa required

13

Ranked nearby

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

1. 6 🇧🇪 Belgium 160
2. 6 🇩🇰 Denmark 160
3. 6 🇫🇮 Finland 160
4. 6 🇫🇷 France 160
5. 6 🇩🇪 Germany 160
6. 6 🇮🇪 Ireland 160
7. 6 🇮🇹 Italy 160
8. 6 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 160
9. 6 🇲🇾 Malaysia 160
10. 6 🇳🇱 Netherlands 160
11. 6 🇳🇴 Norway 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.