Nigerian passport ranking 2026 and visa-free countries list
Where the Nigerian passport lets you travel without a visa arranged in advance, country by country, and how it ranks against 198 passports.
Nigeria
Rank 81st of 93 ranks · joint with 2
Score
41
Visa-free
28
On arrival
13
eTA
0
e-Visa
37
Visa required
115
Most international travel needs a visa arranged in advance. A second citizenship is the most direct way to change that.
Visa-free countries for Nigerian passport holders (28)
Enter with the passport alone. Days shown are the usual maximum stay where the source states one.
- Barbados180 days
- Benin90 days
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon90 days
- Chad90 days
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Dominica180 days
- Fiji120 days
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti90 days
- Kenya60 days
- Kiribati90 days
- Liberia
- Maldives30 days
- Mali
- Micronesia30 days
- Niger
- Palau30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
- Samoa60 days
- Senegal90 days
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Vanuatu30 days
Visa on arrival (13)
The visa is issued at the airport or border, normally for a fee.
- Cambodia30 days
- Comoros
- Ethiopia90 days
- Iran30 days
- Lebanon30 days
- Madagascar90 days
- Mauritius14 days
- Mozambique30 days
- Namibia
- Rwanda30 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
- Tuvalu30 days
- Uganda
Electronic travel authorisation, eTA (0)
A short online form before you fly, not a full visa application.
None.
e-Visa (37)
A visa you apply for and receive online before travel. Not counted in the score.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Colombia
- Congo (DRC)
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa required (115)
Apply through the embassy, consulate or an appointed visa centre before travel.
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Territories with their own entry rules
Places such as Hong Kong, Macao, Bermuda or the Cook Islands set their own rules. They are listed here but not counted in the score.
Open without a visa arranged in advance (4)
- Cook Islands
- Montserrat
- Niue
- Palestine
e-Visa or visa required (20)
- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Faroe Islands
- French Polynesia
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- GuernseyFollows GB entry rules
- Hong Kong
- Isle of ManFollows GB entry rules
- JerseyFollows GB entry rules
- Kosovo
- Macao
- New Caledonia
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Second passports that would add the most
Citizenship-by-investment passports we advise on that rank above the Nigerian passport, with the number of countries each opens that the Nigerian passport does not. Worked out from the same data as the ranking.
| Passport | Rank | Score | Countries added | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21st | 130 | +102 | St. Kitts & Nevis citizenship |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 24th | 126 | +98 | Antigua & Barbuda citizenship |
| Dominica | 27th | 120 | +93 | Dominica citizenship |
| Grenada | 28th | 119 | +90 | Grenada citizenship |
| Saint Lucia | 32nd | 114 | +88 | Saint Lucia citizenship |
| Türkiye | 38th | 105 | +78 | Turkey citizenship |
| Vanuatu | 51st | 75 | +49 | Vanuatu citizenship |
| Nauru | 59th | 65 | +41 | Nauru citizenship |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 72nd | 51 | +27 | São Tomé & Príncipe citizenship |
| Egypt | 76th | 47 | +19 | Egypt citizenship |
Passports ranked close to the Nigerian passport
Common questions
What is the rank of the Nigerian passport in 2026?
On the XIPHIAS Passport Power Index (12 October 2026), the Nigerian passport ranks 81st, joint with 2 other passports. It opens 41 of 193 countries without a visa arranged in advance; the top passport scores 167.
How many countries can Nigerian passport holders visit without a visa?
28 countries are visa-free for Nigerian passport holders. Counting 13 that give a visa on arrival and 0 that need only an online eTA, 41 countries need no visa arranged before travel. Another 37 offer an e-visa you apply for online, and 115 need a visa from an embassy.
Which countries give Nigerian passport holders a visa on arrival?
Cambodia, Comoros, Ethiopia, Iran, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Uganda. Conditions apply at the border, usually a return ticket, proof of funds and a fee.
Do Nigerian passport holders need a visa for the US, the UK, Canada or Schengen?
The United States: visa required; the United Kingdom: visa required; Canada: visa required; the Schengen area (checked for France): visa required; the UAE: e-visa (apply online before travel); Australia: visa required; Singapore: visa required; Japan: visa required.
Where the data comes from
Entry rules for this passport are taken from the Wikipedia article Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens (revision 1378397778), read on 12 October 2026, which cites each destination’s own rules. The article is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the lists on this page are adapted from it and shared under the same licence.
Check before you travel
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight, and can depend on the purpose of the trip, the passport’s validity and the visas you already hold. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. This page is general information, not legal advice.