Global Access Index — What Your Passport Reaches

Step 1 · Your Nationality

Your Access, Before and After Malta

Select your nationality to compare travel-free reach, European entry, residence rights, and global rank across both Malta routes.

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With Malta Citizenship

Category	You	Malta	Combined	Change
Travel-free destinations	—	184	—	—
European entry incl. Schengen	—	46	—	—
Residence rights EU/EEA & Switzerland	—	31	—	—
Global passport rank	—	#5	—	—

Figures update when you select your nationality above.

With Malta Residence

Category	You	Permit	Combined	Change
Travel-free destinations	—	38	—	—
European entry incl. Schengen	—	31	—	—
Residence rights Malta	—	1	—	—
Global passport rank	—	—	—	—

A residence permit adds Schengen mobility to your existing passport — it does not replace it.

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New Destinations

with Malta citizenship

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Rank Improvement

positions gained

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Residence Rights

EU/EEA & Switzerland

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European Entry

of 46 European states

Step 2 · The World View

See It on the Globe

Every territory, coloured by what reaches it — your passport, Malta's, or both. Drag to rotate.

Malta route

Malta CitizenshipFull EU passport rights Malta ResidenceSchengen-area mobility

Legend

Your country & Malta
Your passport today
Added by Malta
Reached by both
Residence rights
Not yet reachable

Destination-level shading for your own passport is available for 14 nationalities; for all others the globe shows the Malta layers, while the tables and index carry exact aggregate figures for every nationality. Microstates below map scale are counted in the figures even where they cannot be shaded. Map data: Natural Earth. Data as of 25 March 2026.

Continent by Continent

What Malta Unlocks, Region by Region

Every destination, grouped the way journeys are planned — Europe first. Each row shows how you enter today and where a Malta route changes the answer. Travel-free means visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA.

The full passport index, A–ZAll 199 nationalities, ranked — travel-free reach today and the combined position with Malta.

199 nationalities · data as of 25 March 2026

Travel-free counts include visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and electronic-authorisation entry. Access figures are indicative and depend on bilateral agreements in force; they are confirmed as part of any engagement. Data as of 25 March 2026.
Rank	Passport	Travel-free today	With Malta citizenship	With Malta residence	Residence rights
#1	Singapore	192	197 +5	192 —	1 → 32 +31
#2	Japan	187	190 +3	187 —	1 → 32 +31
#2	South Korea	187	191 +4	187 —	1 → 32 +31
#2	United Arab Emirates	187	206 +19	188 +1	6 → 37 +31
#3	Sweden	186	188 +2	187 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Belgium	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Denmark	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Finland	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	France	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Germany	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Ireland	185	186 +1	185 —	31 → 31 —
#4	Italy	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Luxembourg	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Netherlands	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Norway	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Spain	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#4	Switzerland	185	187 +2	186 +1	31 → 31 —
#5	Austria	184	186 +2	185 +1	31 → 31 —
#5	Greece	184	186 +2	185 +1	31 → 31 —
#5	Malta	184	184 —	185 +1	31 → 31 —
#5	Portugal	184	186 +2	185 +1	31 → 31 —
#6	Hungary	183	186 +3	184 +1	31 → 31 —
#6	Malaysia	183	199 +16	185 +2	1 → 32 +31
#6	Poland	183	186 +3	184 +1	31 → 31 —
#6	United Kingdom	183	188 +5	183 —	2 → 32 +30
#7	Australia	182	186 +4	182 —	2 → 33 +31
#7	Canada	182	187 +5	182 —	1 → 32 +31
#7	Czechia	182	186 +4	183 +1	31 → 31 —
#7	Latvia	182	185 +3	183 +1	31 → 31 —
#7	New Zealand	182	186 +4	182 —	2 → 33 +31
#7	Slovakia	182	186 +4	183 +1	31 → 31 —
#7	Slovenia	182	186 +4	183 +1	31 → 31 —
#8	Croatia	181	186 +5	181 —	31 → 31 —
#8	Estonia	181	185 +4	182 +1	31 → 31 —
#9	Liechtenstein	180	185 +5	181 +1	31 → 31 —
#9	Lithuania	180	185 +5	181 +1	31 → 31 —
#10	Iceland	179	185 +6	180 +1	31 → 31 —
#10	United States	179	186 +7	179 —	1 → 32 +31
#11	Bulgaria	177	186 +9	177 —	31 → 31 —
#11	Romania	177	186 +9	177 —	31 → 31 —
#12	Monaco	176	185 +9	176 —	1 → 32 +31
#13	Chile	174	188 +14	175 +1	9 → 40 +31
#13	Cyprus	174	185 +11	175 +1	31 → 31 —
#13	Hong Kong (SAR China)	174	195 +21	175 +1	1 → 32 +31
#14	Andorra	169	186 +17	169 —	1 → 32 +31
#15	Argentina	168	187 +19	169 +1	9 → 40 +31
#15	Brazil	168	187 +19	170 +2	9 → 40 +31
#16	Israel	166	191 +25	168 +2	1 → 32 +31
#16	San Marino	166	185 +19	166 —	1 → 32 +31
#17	Barbados	163	191 +28	163 —	4 → 35 +31
#17	Brunei	163	188 +25	165 +2	1 → 32 +31
#18	The Bahamas	158	189 +31	158 —	1 → 32 +31
#19	St. Kitts and Nevis	157	190 +33	161 +4	5 → 36 +31
#19	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	157	191 +34	160 +3	9 → 40 +31
#20	Mexico	156	185 +29	158 +2	1 → 32 +31
#21	Uruguay	155	187 +32	156 +1	9 → 40 +31
#22	Antigua and Barbuda	154	191 +37	157 +3	5 → 36 +31
#22	Seychelles	154	192 +38	157 +3	1 → 32 +31
#23	Vatican City	151	185 +34	152 +1	1 → 32 +31
#24	Costa Rica	147	187 +40	150 +3	1 → 32 +31
#24	Grenada	147	190 +43	151 +4	5 → 36 +31
#24	Mauritius	147	191 +44	150 +3	1 → 32 +31
#24	Panama	147	188 +41	149 +2	1 → 32 +31
#25	Dominica	145	191 +46	149 +4	9 → 40 +31
#25	Paraguay	145	186 +41	147 +2	9 → 40 +31
#25	Trinidad and Tobago	145	188 +43	149 +4	4 → 35 +31
#26	St. Lucia	144	188 +44	150 +6	5 → 36 +31
#27	Ukraine	142	186 +44	143 +1	1 → 32 +31
#28	Macao (SAR China)	141	189 +48	145 +4	1 → 32 +31
#28	Peru	141	187 +46	144 +3	9 → 40 +31
#29	Serbia	135	188 +53	138 +3	1 → 32 +31
#30	Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)	134	186 +52	142 +8	1 → 32 +31
#31	Solomon Islands	132	187 +55	138 +6	1 → 32 +31
#32	El Salvador	131	186 +55	134 +3	1 → 32 +31
#32	Guatemala	131	186 +55	136 +5	1 → 32 +31
#33	Colombia	130	187 +57	134 +4	9 → 40 +31
#34	Honduras	129	186 +57	132 +3	1 → 32 +31
#35	Samoa	128	189 +61	135 +7	1 → 32 +31
#36	Marshall Islands	127	188 +61	133 +6	1 → 32 +31
#36	Tonga	127	187 +60	136 +9	1 → 32 +31
#37	Montenegro	126	187 +61	128 +2	1 → 32 +31
#37	North Macedonia	126	186 +60	131 +5	1 → 32 +31
#38	Nicaragua	125	186 +61	132 +7	1 → 32 +31
#38	Tuvalu	125	188 +63	133 +8	1 → 32 +31
#39	Kiribati	122	187 +65	129 +7	1 → 32 +31
#40	Albania	121	187 +66	126 +5	1 → 32 +31
#40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	121	187 +66	125 +4	1 → 32 +31
#41	Georgia	120	188 +68	125 +5	1 → 32 +31
#41	Micronesia	120	188 +68	126 +6	1 → 32 +31
#42	Moldova	119	188 +69	124 +5	1 → 32 +31
#42	Palau Islands	119	188 +69	125 +6	1 → 32 +31
#43	Venezuela	116	186 +70	123 +7	1 → 32 +31
#44	Russian Federation	113	191 +78	140 +27	5 → 36 +31
#44	Türkiye	113	188 +75	141 +28	1 → 32 +31
#45	Qatar	111	190 +79	139 +28	6 → 37 +31
#46	Belize	100	188 +88	131 +31	4 → 35 +31
#46	South Africa	100	190 +90	132 +32	1 → 32 +31
#47	Kuwait	96	189 +93	126 +30	6 → 37 +31
#48	Ecuador	93	187 +94	124 +31	9 → 40 +31
#49	Maldives	92	190 +98	124 +32	1 → 32 +31
#49	Timor-Leste	92	185 +93	103 +11	1 → 32 +31
#50	Guyana	88	186 +98	120 +32	4 → 35 +31
#50	Vanuatu	88	188 +100	122 +34	1 → 32 +31
#51	Bahrain	87	188 +101	119 +32	6 → 37 +31
#51	Fiji	87	188 +101	119 +32	1 → 32 +31
#51	Saudi Arabia	87	188 +101	119 +32	6 → 37 +31
#52	Nauru	86	187 +101	121 +35	1 → 32 +31
#53	Jamaica	85	188 +103	118 +33	4 → 35 +31
#54	Oman	84	189 +105	115 +31	6 → 37 +31
#54	Papua New Guinea	84	185 +101	118 +34	1 → 32 +31
#55	Botswana	82	189 +107	117 +35	1 → 32 +31
#55	China	82	190 +108	113 +31	1 → 32 +31
#56	Kosovo	81	185 +104	90 +9	1 → 32 +31
#57	Kazakhstan	78	188 +110	107 +29	5 → 36 +31
#58	Belarus	77	189 +112	108 +31	5 → 36 +31
#58	Bolivia	77	186 +109	109 +32	9 → 40 +31
#59	Thailand	76	188 +112	108 +32	1 → 32 +31
#60	Namibia	75	190 +115	111 +36	1 → 32 +31
#60	Suriname	75	186 +111	110 +35	4 → 35 +31
#61	Lesotho	73	188 +115	110 +37	1 → 32 +31
#62	Dominican Republic	71	186 +115	104 +33	1 → 32 +31
#62	Morocco	71	195 +124	106 +35	1 → 32 +31
#62	eSwatini	71	188 +117	108 +37	1 → 32 +31
#63	Indonesia	70	189 +119	104 +34	1 → 32 +31
#63	Malawi	70	186 +116	107 +37	1 → 32 +31
#64	Kenya	69	193 +124	106 +37	8 → 39 +31
#65	Tanzania	68	190 +122	105 +37	8 → 39 +31
#65	The Gambia	68	196 +128	105 +37	11 → 42 +31
#66	Azerbaijan	67	186 +119	98 +31	1 → 32 +31
#66	Ghana	67	195 +128	104 +37	11 → 42 +31
#67	Rwanda	66	197 +131	103 +37	8 → 39 +31
#67	Tunisia	66	196 +130	102 +36	1 → 32 +31
#68	Benin	65	199 +134	102 +37	11 → 42 +31
#68	Philippines	65	189 +124	101 +36	1 → 32 +31
#68	Uganda	65	190 +125	102 +37	8 → 39 +31
#69	Armenia	64	185 +121	96 +32	5 → 36 +31
#69	Mongolia	64	187 +123	97 +33	1 → 32 +31
#69	Zambia	64	187 +123	101 +37	1 → 32 +31
#70	Cape Verde Islands	63	195 +132	100 +37	11 → 42 +31
#71	Sierra Leone	62	194 +132	100 +38	11 → 42 +31
#72	Zimbabwe	61	188 +127	98 +37	1 → 32 +31
#73	Kyrgyzstan	59	188 +129	91 +32	5 → 36 +31
#73	Mozambique	59	187 +128	96 +37	1 → 32 +31
#73	Uzbekistan	59	187 +128	90 +31	1 → 32 +31
#74	São Tomé and Príncipe	58	187 +129	93 +35	1 → 32 +31
#75	Togo	57	195 +138	94 +37	11 → 42 +31
#76	Burkina Faso	56	197 +141	93 +37	1 → 32 +31
#76	Cuba	56	186 +130	93 +37	1 → 32 +31
#76	India	56	186 +130	93 +37	2 → 33 +31
#76	Senegal	56	198 +142	93 +37	11 → 42 +31
#77	Algeria	55	193 +138	93 +38	1 → 32 +31
#77	Côte d'Ivoire	55	197 +142	92 +37	1 → 32 +31
#77	Gabon	55	190 +135	91 +36	1 → 32 +31
#77	Madagascar	55	186 +131	91 +36	1 → 32 +31
#77	Mauritania	55	196 +141	92 +37	1 → 32 +31
#78	Niger	54	197 +143	91 +37	1 → 32 +31
#79	Mali	53	197 +144	90 +37	1 → 32 +31
#79	Tajikistan	53	187 +134	86 +33	1 → 32 +31
#80	Equatorial Guinea	52	191 +139	89 +37	1 → 32 +31
#80	Guinea	52	192 +140	89 +37	11 → 42 +31
#81	Chad	51	195 +144	88 +37	1 → 32 +31
#82	Comoro Islands	50	187 +137	86 +36	1 → 32 +31
#82	Guinea-Bissau	50	195 +145	87 +37	11 → 42 +31
#83	Egypt	49	190 +141	87 +38	1 → 32 +31
#83	Haiti	49	186 +137	85 +36	1 → 32 +31
#83	Jordan	49	187 +138	84 +35	1 → 32 +31
#83	Liberia	49	194 +145	86 +37	11 → 42 +31
#84	Angola	48	187 +139	85 +37	1 → 32 +31
#84	Burundi	48	190 +142	85 +37	8 → 39 +31
#84	Central African Republic	48	192 +144	85 +37	1 → 32 +31
#84	Vietnam	48	185 +137	84 +36	1 → 32 +31
#85	Bhutan	47	185 +138	82 +35	1 → 32 +31
#85	Cambodia	47	186 +139	83 +36	1 → 32 +31
#85	Cameroon	47	192 +145	84 +37	1 → 32 +31
#86	Congo (Rep.)	46	192 +146	83 +37	1 → 32 +31
#87	Djibouti	45	187 +142	82 +37	1 → 32 +31
#87	Laos	45	187 +142	81 +36	1 → 32 +31
#87	Turkmenistan	45	185 +140	81 +36	1 → 32 +31
#88	Nigeria	44	195 +151	82 +38	11 → 42 +31
#89	Congo (Dem. Rep.)	43	187 +144	80 +37	8 → 39 +31
#89	Lebanon	43	186 +143	78 +35	1 → 32 +31
#90	Ethiopia	42	188 +146	79 +37	1 → 32 +31
#90	Myanmar	42	186 +144	79 +37	1 → 32 +31
#91	South Sudan	41	186 +145	79 +38	8 → 39 +31
#91	Sudan	41	188 +147	79 +38	1 → 32 +31
#92	Iran	40	186 +146	75 +35	1 → 32 +31
#93	Libya	39	189 +150	77 +38	1 → 32 +31
#93	Palestinian Territory	39	184 +145	77 +38	1 → 32 +31
#93	Sri Lanka	39	184 +145	77 +38	1 → 32 +31
#94	Eritrea	38	186 +148	75 +37	1 → 32 +31
#95	Bangladesh	36	185 +149	74 +38	1 → 32 +31
#96	Nepal	35	186 +151	72 +37	2 → 33 +31
#96	North Korea	35	185 +150	72 +37	1 → 32 +31
#97	Somalia	32	186 +154	70 +38	8 → 39 +31
#98	Pakistan	31	184 +153	69 +38	1 → 32 +31
#98	Yemen	31	186 +155	69 +38	1 → 32 +31
#99	Iraq	29	184 +155	67 +38	1 → 32 +31
#100	Syria	26	186 +160	64 +38	1 → 32 +31
#101	Afghanistan	24	184 +160	62 +38	1 → 32 +31

Methodology. Counts are compiled by Endevio research from public visa-policy sources and cross-checked against published passport indices, with one counting rule applied to every nationality. “Residence rights” are countries where the passport itself confers the right to settle. Combined figures show the union of your access and Malta's — never double-counted. Aggregate dataset as of 25 March 2026; destination-level entry statuses as of 16 March 2026; both are verified before each publication cycle. World map geometry: Natural Earth (public domain).

Questions

About the Index

What counts as a “travel-free” destination?

Destinations reachable without arranging a visa in advance — visa-free entry, visa on arrival, and electronic travel authorisations are all counted under one methodology, applied identically to every passport in the index.

Does Malta residence change my passport?

No. A Malta residence permit does not alter your citizenship — it adds the right to live in Malta and move freely across the Schengen area. The Malta passport itself, with its 180-plus destinations and EU establishment rights, comes only with citizenship.

How is the global rank calculated?

Passports are ranked by their total travel-free destinations; equal counts share a rank. The “combined” rank shows where your access would place after adding Malta's — using the same tiers, so the before and after are directly comparable.

How current is this data?

The dataset reflects visa policy as of 25 March 2026 and is verified before each publication cycle. Bilateral agreements change during the year, so figures are indicative and are confirmed against the current position as part of any engagement.

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