The United Arab Emirates topped the 2026 global passport ranking according to Passport Reports, with a mobility score of 173 destinations. Singapore ranked second, followed by Japan in third place. Ukraine ranked 47th, Serbia 57th, and Russia 67th.
This is evidenced by data from the international platform Passport Reports, which analyzes passports from 199 countries. The Experts Club information and analytical center compared the results of the world's leading countries, Ukraine, and European countries.
According to the latest published data, the Ukrainian passport provides access to 128 international destinations without a traditional visa obtained in advance or under simplified procedures. The corresponding figure is 118 destinations for Serbia and 110 for Russia.
UAE, Singapore and Japan Top the Global Ranking
The United Arab Emirates ranks first with a mobility score of 173 destinations. Singapore took second place with a score of 164, while Japan ranked third with 162.
Malaysia occupies fourth place, followed by the Republic of Korea in fifth. Both countries have a mobility score of 161, but Malaysia ranks ahead of South Korea in terms of the number of destinations accessible entirely visa-free.
Luxembourg ranked highest among European countries, taking sixth place. Switzerland ranked seventh, while Belgium and France shared eighth position.
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden occupy ninth place. Croatia completes the top ten.
Ukrainian Passport Ranks 47th
According to the update dated November 1, 2026, Ukraine rose from 49th to 47th place in the global ranking.
Its mobility score stands at 128 destinations, or 64.6% of the 198 destinations assessed.
Ukrainians can visit 87 destinations visa-free, use an electronic travel authorization in eight destinations, and obtain a visa on arrival or use equivalent simplified procedures in another 33 destinations.
For the remaining 70 destinations, a visa must be obtained in advance.
In the European ranking, Ukraine occupies 37th place among 47 countries. Among the member states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Ukrainian passport ranks 39th out of 57.
At the same time, the ranking assesses the visa opportunities available to passport holders and does not take into account restrictions on leaving the country imposed on certain categories of Ukrainian citizens during martial law.
The Russian passport ranks 67th with a mobility score of 110 destinations, corresponding to 55.6% of the international destinations assessed. According to Passport Reports, Russian citizens can visit 77 destinations visa-free, nine with an electronic travel authorization, and another 24 with a visa on arrival or under other simplified procedures. A visa must be obtained in advance to visit the remaining 88 destinations.
The latest update to the Russian passport data took place on November 4, 2026, when its position fell from 65th to 67th place. The platform attributes this to the termination of visa-free travel for Russian citizens to Montenegro under its classification.
International Mobility and Country Openness Indicators
Passport Reports also assesses how open countries are to foreign visitors.
In this ranking, Ukraine ranks 86th among 199 countries, while Russia ranks 99th.
Unlike the mobility score, which characterizes citizens' opportunities to travel abroad, the openness ranking reflects the conditions under which foreigners may enter the respective country.
Thus, a high passport ranking does not necessarily mean that a country applies similarly liberal entry rules to citizens of other countries.
How Passport Reports Determines a Country's Ranking
The main criterion of the ranking is the Mobility Score – the number of destinations accessible to the holder of an ordinary passport without a traditional visa obtained in advance, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorization.
If two passports have the same mobility score, the higher position is awarded to the passport that provides access to a greater number of fully visa-free destinations.
The next criteria are the number of electronic travel authorizations and visas on arrival. This is why the results of Passport Reports may differ from those of other international passport indices that use alternative approaches to classifying visa regimes.
The results of Passport Reports indicate that countries in Asia, the Persian Gulf, and the European Union continue to maintain high levels of international mobility.
Ukraine remains among the top 50 positions in the global ranking, surpassing most non-EU Western Balkan countries, as well as Russia, in terms of the number of accessible destinations.
At the same time, the positions of individual countries may change both due to updates to bilateral visa regulations and changes in the indicators of other countries.
Experts Club experts recommend using such studies as an additional analytical tool while checking the official entry requirements of the destination country immediately before traveling.
Sources: Passport Reports, Global Ranking 2026.
