Sao Tomean passport ranking

141st of 199 passports, joint with 3 others

A Sao Tome and Principe passport reaches 59 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 28 visa free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 2 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 45 take an eVisa.

Visa free

28

eTA

2

eVisa

45

Visa on arrival

29

Visa required

94

Ranked nearby

1 more destination would bring it level with Uzbekistan (140th). It is 2 ahead of Madagascar (145th).

1. 135 🇺🇬 Uganda 62
2. 135 🇿🇲 Zambia 62
3. 139 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 61
4. 140 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 60
5. 141 🇧🇯 Benin 59
6. 141 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 59
7. 141 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 59
8. 141 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 59
9. 145 🇲🇬 Madagascar 57
10. 146 🇨🇺 Cuba 56
11. 146 🇬🇦 Gabon 56

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.