Papua New Guinean passport ranking

116th of 199 passports, joint with 1 other

A Papua New Guinea passport reaches 72 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 37 visa free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 6 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 45 take an eVisa.

Visa free

37

eTA

6

eVisa

45

Visa on arrival

29

Visa required

81

Ranked nearby

1 more destination would bring it level with Nauru (115th). It is 1 ahead of Azerbaijan (118th).

1. 112 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 78
2. 113 🇨🇳 China 77
3. 113 🇮🇩 Indonesia 77
4. 115 🇳🇷 Nauru 73
5. 116 🇧🇼 Botswana 72
6. 116 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 72
7. 118 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 71
8. 118 🇧🇴 Bolivia 71
9. 118 🇲🇦 Morocco 71
10. 121 🇱🇸 Lesotho 70
11. 121 🇸🇷 Suriname 70

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.