British passport ranking

36th of 199 passports, joint with 2 others

A United Kingdom passport reaches 156 of 198 destinations without applying in advance: 115 visa free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 9 with an electronic travel authorisation. Another 24 take an eVisa.

Visa free

115

eTA

9

eVisa

24

Visa on arrival

32

Visa required

18

Ranked nearby

1 more destination would bring it level with Lithuania (34th). It is 1 ahead of Canada (39th).

1. 28 🇷🇴 Romania 158
2. 34 🇦🇺 Australia 157
3. 34 🇱🇹 Lithuania 157
4. 36 🇨🇾 Cyprus 156
5. 36 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 156
6. 36 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 156
7. 39 🇨🇦 Canada 155
8. 39 🇮🇸 Iceland 155
9. 41 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 153
10. 41 🇲🇨 Monaco 153
11. 41 🇺🇸 United States 153

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.