Lao passport ranking

176th of 199 passports, joint with 2 others

A Laos passport reaches 45 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 20 visa free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 4 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 56 take an eVisa.

Visa free

20

eTA

4

eVisa

56

Visa on arrival

21

Visa required

97

Ranked nearby

1 more destination would bring it level with Turkmenistan (173rd). It is 2 ahead of Lebanon (179th).

1. 173 🇨🇲 Cameroon 46
2. 173 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 46
3. 173 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 46
4. 176 🇩🇯 Djibouti 45
5. 176 🇭🇹 Haiti 45
6. 176 🇱🇦 Laos 45
7. 179 🇱🇧 Lebanon 43
8. 180 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 42
9. 181 🇨🇩 DR Congo 41
10. 181 🇲🇲 Myanmar 41
11. 181 🇳🇬 Nigeria 41

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.