Passport Rank
55th
Visa-Free Travel to
102 Destinations
South Africa Passport Ranking
The South African passport is currently ranked 55th place on the Guide Passport Index. It provides visa-free access to 102 countries. South African passport holders have visa-free access and visas on arrival to countries such as Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Israel and Russia. South African citizens do however require a visa to enter 127 destinations in the world such as Taiwan, Canada, Mexico, the United States and the entire European Union. This high visa requirement results in a medium mobility score.
Passport Rank
55th
Visa-Free Travel to
102 Destinations
Visa free access
67 Destinations
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Chile
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Eswatini
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Israel
Jamaica
Kiribati
Lesotho
Macao
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Micronesia
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Reunion
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Singapore
St. Helena
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Visa on arrival
32 Destinations
Armenia
Bolivia
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Madagascar
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Nepal
Nigeria
Niue
Oman
Palau
Qatar
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu
eTA
3 Destinations
Kenya
Pakistan
South Korea
Visa Online
33 Destinations
Albania
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Colombia
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
India
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Kazakhstan
Libya
Mauritania
Moldova
Mongolia
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe
South Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Togo
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Visa Required
95 Destinations
Afghanistan
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Anguilla
Aruba
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bonaire
St. Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Congo
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Eritrea
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mali
Malta
Mayotte
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Nauru
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niger
Norfolk Island
North Korea
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Spain
St. Maarten
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
US Virgin Islands
Vatican City
Wallis and Futuna
Yemen