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Macao (SAR China) Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 142 Countries

The Macao SAR China passport ranks 35th globally in 2025, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 142 destinations worldwide. This travel document provides Macao residents with strong international mobility, particularly throughout Asia and increasingly in Europe and other regions. The passport has demonstrated consistent improvement in global rankings since 2006, rising from 35th place with 71 visa-free destinations to its current position with double the access. Macao passport holders benefit from significant travel advantages for business, tourism, and personal trips, making it one of the more powerful travel documents in Asia.

Global Rank
#35
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
142
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
67
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Macao (SAR China) passport

106
Visa-Free
27
On Arrival
9
ETA Required
32
E-Visa
52
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Top Visa-Free Destinations for Macanese Citizens

Popular destinations where Macao (SAR China) passport holders can travel without a visa:

CountryMaximum StayCode
Thailand flag
Thailand
Up to 30 daysTH
Japan flag
Japan
Up to 90 daysJP
South Korea flag
South Korea
Up to 90 daysKR
Singapore flag
Singapore
Up to 30 daysSG
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
Up to 30 daysMY

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Macao (SAR China) passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

106 countries

  • Japan flagJapan
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Chile flagChile
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Mali flagMali
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Oman flagOman
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena

🛬 Visa on Arrival

27 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Iran flagIran
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

9 countries

  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation

💻 E-Visa

32 countries

  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Benin flagBenin
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • India flagIndia
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

52 countries

  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • China flagChina
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Kuwait flagKuwait
  • Lesotho flagLesotho

Historical Ranking Trend

Macao (SAR China)'s passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Maintained stable ranking from 2006 to 2025

Official Macao (SAR China) Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

🔗
Identification Services Bureau - Macao SAR Government
🔗
Macao SAR Passport Online Application
🔗
Government Information Bureau - Macao SAR
🔗
Public Security Police Force - Macao SAR
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Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Macao SAR

Compare Macao (SAR China) Passport with Other Passports

See how Macao (SAR China)'s passport compares with other ASIA in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China) (You are here)
#3514267/10065/100
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)#3713668/10063/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The Macao SAR passport ranks 35th globally in 2025 with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 142 countries and territories. This represents a slight decrease from 144 destinations in 2024. The passport has shown significant improvement since 2006 when it ranked 35th with only 71 visa-free destinations, demonstrating Macao's growing international recognition and diplomatic relations.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.