How many visa-free countries with a Malian passport?

50 destinations out of 198 open without a prior application (30 visa-free, 2 with an electronic authorisation, 18 with a visa on arrival). Counting e-visas too, which remain an online application, the total is 99. Data dated 2026-02-17.

Why do websites give different numbers for the Malian passport?

Because they count different things. Strictly visa-free gives 30 countries; adding electronic authorisations and visas on arrival (the Henley Passport Index count) gives 50; adding e-visas gives 99. An outdated source adds another gap.

What is the rank of the Malian passport?

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

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Visa-free countries with a Malian passport

50 destinations without a prior application, out of 198.

Rank 162 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 Malian 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: 30; You show your passport, nothing else.
No prior application: 50; + electronic authorisation and visa on arrival. The Henley Passport Index count, and ours.
Counting e-visas: 99; + e-visa. More flattering, but still an application.

Where the Malian passport opens doors

Destinations reachable without prior application by region, Malian passport
Region	Open doors	Countries
Western Europe	0	24
Central & Eastern Europe	0	21
North America	0	3
Latin America & Caribbean	7	32
East Asia	2	8
Southeast Asia	4	11
South Asia	4	8
Central Asia	0	5
Middle East	1	19
North Africa	3	6
West Africa	15	15
East Africa & Horn	8	14
Central Africa	1	9
Southern Africa	1	9
Oceania	4	14

All 198 countries, one by one

Visa-free entry. — 30

Barbados · 180 days
Algeria · 90 days
Bahamas · 90 days
Benin · 90 days
Chad · 90 days
Gambia · 90 days
Ghana · 90 days
Haiti · 90 days
Ivory Coast · 90 days
Macau · 90 days
Mauritania · 90 days
Senegal · 90 days
Seychelles · 90 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines · 90 days
Kenya · 60 days
Micronesia · 30 days
Philippines · 30 days
Rwanda · 30 days
Dominica · 21 days
Hong Kong · 14 days
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Togo
Tunisia

Electronic authorisation to obtain before departure. — 2

Visa issued on arrival. — 18

Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure. — 99

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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. Malian passport, 2026.