How many visa-free countries with a Sri Lankan passport?

39 destinations out of 198 open without a prior application (18 visa-free, 3 with an electronic authorisation, 18 with a visa on arrival). Counting e-visas too, which remain an online application, the total is 94. Data dated 2026-02-17.

Why do websites give different numbers for the Sri Lankan passport?

Because they count different things. Strictly visa-free gives 18 countries; adding electronic authorisations and visas on arrival (the Henley Passport Index count) gives 39; adding e-visas gives 94. An outdated source adds another gap.

What is the rank of the Sri Lankan passport?

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

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Visa-free countries with a Sri Lankan passport

39 destinations without a prior application, out of 198.

Rank 186 of 199 passports. Data dated 2026-02-17, 39,402 passport/destination pairs.

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Why you read different numbers elsewhere

For the same Sri Lankan 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: 18; You show your passport, nothing else.
No prior application: 39; + electronic authorisation and visa on arrival. The Henley Passport Index count, and ours.
Counting e-visas: 94; + e-visa. More flattering, but still an application.

Where the Sri Lankan passport opens doors

Destinations reachable without prior application by region, Sri Lankan passport
Region	Open doors	Countries
Western Europe	0	24
Central & Eastern Europe	0	21
North America	0	3
Latin America & Caribbean	8	32
East Asia	0	8
Southeast Asia	5	11
South Asia	2	7
Central Asia	1	5
Middle East	1	19
North Africa	0	6
West Africa	5	16
East Africa & Horn	9	14
Central Africa	0	9
Southern Africa	2	9
Oceania	6	14

All 198 countries, one by one

Visa-free entry. — 18

Barbados · 180 days
Dominica · 180 days
Vanuatu · 120 days
Bahamas · 90 days
Gambia · 90 days
Grenada · 90 days
Haiti · 90 days
Kiribati · 90 days
Malawi · 90 days
Seychelles · 90 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines · 90 days
Venezuela · 90 days
Thailand · 60 days
Micronesia · 30 days
Rwanda · 30 days
Singapore · 30 days
Tajikistan · 30 days
Lesotho

Electronic authorisation to obtain before departure. — 3

Visa issued on arrival. — 18

Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure. — 104

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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-data, compiled from passportindex.org, dated 2026-02-17. Sri Lankan passport, 2026.