South African passport ranking

97th of 199 passports

A South Africa passport reaches 94 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 60 visa free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 5 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 35 take an eVisa.

Visa free

60

eTA

5

eVisa

35

Visa on arrival

29

Visa required

69

Ranked nearby

2 more destinations would bring it level with Kuwait (96th). It is 7 ahead of Belize (98th).

1. 92 🇦🇱 Albania 106
2. 93 🇵🇼 Palau 105
3. 93 🇶🇦 Qatar 105
4. 95 🇫🇲 Micronesia 104
5. 96 🇰🇼 Kuwait 96
6. 97 🇿🇦 South Africa 94
7. 98 🇧🇿 Belize 87
8. 99 🇧🇭 Bahrain 86
9. 99 🇲🇻 Maldives 86
10. 99 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 86
11. 102 🇪🇨 Ecuador 85

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.