South Korean passport ranking

2nd of 199 passports, joint with 1 other

A South Korea passport reaches 163 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 114 visa free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 11 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 21 take an eVisa.

Visa free

114

eTA

11

eVisa

21

Visa on arrival

38

Visa required

14

Ranked nearby

6 more destinations would bring it level with United Arab Emirates (1st). It is 1 ahead of Japan (4th).

1. 1 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 169
2. 2 🇸🇬 Singapore 163
3. 2 🇰🇷 South Korea 163
4. 4 🇯🇵 Japan 162
5. 5 🇪🇸 Spain 161
6. 6 🇧🇪 Belgium 160
7. 6 🇩🇰 Denmark 160
8. 6 🇫🇮 Finland 160

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.