How many visa-free countries with a British passport?

162 destinations out of 198 open without a prior application (118 visa-free, 8 with an electronic authorisation, 36 with a visa on arrival). Counting e-visas too, which remain an online application, the total is 179. Data dated 2026-07-17.

Why do websites give different numbers for the British passport?

Because they count different things. Strictly visa-free gives 118 countries; adding electronic authorisations and visas on arrival (the Henley Passport Index count) gives 162; adding e-visas gives 179. An outdated source adds another gap.

What is the rank of the British passport?

20 out of 199 ranked passports, by destinations reachable without a prior application.

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Visa-free countries with a British passport

162 destinations without a prior application, out of 198.

Rank 20 of 199 passports. Data dated 2026-07-17, 39,402 passport/destination pairs.

Why you read different numbers elsewhere

For the same British passport, websites give totals that don't match. They are not necessarily wrong: they count different things, without saying so. Here are the three definitions, applied to the same data.

Strictly visa-free: 118; You show your passport, nothing else.
No prior application: 162; + electronic authorisation and visa on arrival. The Henley Passport Index count, and ours.
Counting e-visas: 179; + e-visa. More flattering, but still an application.

Where the British passport opens doors

Destinations reachable without prior application by region, British passport
Region	Open doors	Countries
Western Europe	23	23
Central & Eastern Europe	20	21
North America	3	3
Latin America & Caribbean	29	32
East Asia	6	8
Southeast Asia	10	11
South Asia	5	8
Central Asia	4	5
Middle East	15	19
North Africa	3	6
West Africa	9	16
East Africa & Horn	11	14
Central Africa	2	9
Southern Africa	9	9
Oceania	13	14

All 198 countries, one by one

Visa-free entry. — 118

Georgia · 360 days
Bahamas · 240 days
Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
Armenia · 180 days
Barbados · 180 days
Costa Rica · 180 days
Dominica · 180 days
El Salvador · 180 days
Hong Kong · 180 days
Macau · 180 days
Mexico · 180 days
Peru · 180 days
St. Kitts & Nevis · 180 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines · 180 days
Fiji · 120 days
Vanuatu · 120 days
Albania · 90 days
Andorra · 90 days
Argentina · 90 days
Austria · 90 days
Belgium · 90 days
Bolivia · 90 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
Botswana · 90 days
Brazil · 90 days
Brunei · 90 days
Bulgaria · 90 days
Chile · 90 days
Colombia · 90 days
Croatia · 90 days
Cyprus · 90 days
Czech Republic · 90 days
Denmark · 90 days
Ecuador · 90 days
Estonia · 90 days
Finland · 90 days
France · 90 days
Gambia · 90 days
Germany · 90 days
Greece · 90 days
Grenada · 90 days
Guatemala · 90 days
Guyana · 90 days
Haiti · 90 days
Hungary · 90 days
Iceland · 90 days
Israel · 90 days
Italy · 90 days
Japan · 90 days
Kiribati · 90 days
Kosovo · 90 days
Latvia · 90 days
Liechtenstein · 90 days
Lithuania · 90 days
Luxembourg · 90 days
Malta · 90 days
Marshall Islands · 90 days
Mauritius · 90 days
Moldova · 90 days
Monaco · 90 days
Montenegro · 90 days
Morocco · 90 days
Namibia · 90 days
Netherlands · 90 days
Nicaragua · 90 days
North Macedonia · 90 days
Norway · 90 days
Panama · 90 days
Paraguay · 90 days
Poland · 90 days
Portugal · 90 days
Romania · 90 days
San Marino · 90 days
Senegal · 90 days
Serbia · 90 days
Seychelles · 90 days
Slovakia · 90 days
Slovenia · 90 days
South Africa · 90 days
South Korea · 90 days
Spain · 90 days
Sweden · 90 days
Switzerland · 90 days
Taiwan · 90 days
Tunisia · 90 days
Turkey · 90 days
Ukraine · 90 days
Uruguay · 90 days
Vatican City · 90 days
Venezuela · 90 days
Zambia · 90 days
Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
Thailand · 60 days
Vietnam · 45 days
St. Lucia · 42 days
Angola · 30 days
Belarus · 30 days
Cape Verde · 30 days
Eswatini · 30 days
Kazakhstan · 30 days
Malawi · 30 days
Micronesia · 30 days
Mongolia · 30 days
Mozambique · 30 days
Philippines · 30 days
Rwanda · 30 days
United Arab Emirates · 30 days
Uzbekistan · 30 days
São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
Belize
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Jamaica
Lesotho
Malaysia
Palestine
Singapore
Trinidad & Tobago

Electronic authorisation to obtain before departure. — 8

E-visa to apply for online before leaving. — 17

Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure. — 19

What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave. Source: passport-index-dataset, compiled from IATA Timatic, dated 2026-07-17. British passport, 2026.