New Zealand passport ranking

28th of 199 passports, joint with 5 others

A New Zealand passport reaches 158 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 113 visa free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 9 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 26 take an eVisa.

Visa free

113

eTA

9

eVisa

26

Visa on arrival

36

Visa required

14

Ranked nearby

1 more destination would bring it level with Slovenia (19th). It is 1 ahead of Australia (34th).

1. 19 🇸🇮 Slovenia 159
2. 28 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 158
3. 28 🇨🇿 Czechia 158
4. 28 🇪🇪 Estonia 158
5. 28 🇱🇻 Latvia 158
6. 28 🇳🇿 New Zealand 158
7. 28 🇷🇴 Romania 158
8. 34 🇦🇺 Australia 157
9. 34 🇱🇹 Lithuania 157
10. 36 🇨🇾 Cyprus 156
11. 36 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 156

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.