North Korean passport ranking

189th of 199 passports

A North Korea passport reaches 37 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 8 visa free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 3 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 54 take an eVisa.

Visa free

8

eTA

3

eVisa

54

Visa on arrival

26

Visa required

105

No admission

2

Ranked nearby

2 more destinations would bring it level with Sudan (186th). It is 1 ahead of Eritrea (190th).

1. 181 🇸🇸 South Sudan 41
2. 185 🇱🇾 Libya 40
3. 186 🇮🇷 Iran 39
4. 186 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 39
5. 186 🇸🇩 Sudan 39
6. 189 🇰🇵 North Korea 37
7. 190 🇪🇷 Eritrea 36
8. 190 🇳🇵 Nepal 36
9. 192 🇵🇸 Palestine 35
10. 193 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 33
11. 193 🇾🇪 Yemen 33

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.