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Somalia Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 33 Countries

The Somalia passport ranks 102nd globally in 2025, offering visa-free access to 33 destinations worldwide. This travel document provides limited international mobility compared to other passports, reflecting Somalia's ongoing diplomatic and security challenges. Somali passport holders typically require visas for most international destinations, though some African and Middle Eastern countries offer visa-on-arrival or visa-free entry. The passport's ranking has fluctuated between 81st and 111th position over the past two decades, with modest improvements in visa-free access from 28-36 destinations during this period.

Global Rank
#102
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
33
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
12
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Somalia passport

10
Visa-Free
20
On Arrival
3
ETA Required
43
E-Visa
150
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Somalia passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

10 countries

  • Benin flagBenin
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Ghana flagGhana

🛬 Visa on Arrival

20 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Niue flagNiue
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone

🔐 ETA Required

3 countries

  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles

💻 E-Visa

43 countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Oman flagOman
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

150 countries

  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Chile flagChile
  • China flagChina
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • 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
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • India flagIndia
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Iran flagIran
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Mali flagMali
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Kuwait flagKuwait
  • Lesotho flagLesotho

Historical Ranking Trend

Somalia's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Declined by 21 positions from 2006 to 2025

Official Somalia Passport & Travel Resources

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

🔗
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
🔗
U.S. Department of State
🔗
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
🔗
Global Affairs Canada
🔗
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Compare Somalia Passport with Other Passports

See how Somalia's passport compares with other AFRICA in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Somalia flagSomalia (You are here)
#1023312/1008/100
Liberia flagLiberia#925042/10048/100
Burundi flagBurundi#925012/1008/100
Angola flagAngola#934828/1007/100
Cameroon flagCameroon#934828/10053/100
Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)#934842/10013/100

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

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

As of 2025, Somali passport holders can visit 33 destinations without a prior visa. This includes 10 visa-free countries (Benin, Cook Islands, Dominica, The Gambia, Ghana, Haiti, Malaysia, Micronesia, Rwanda, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines), 20 visa-on-arrival destinations (including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Maldives, and Mozambique), and 3 electronic travel authorization countries (Kenya, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka). Somalia ranks 102nd globally on the Henley Passport Index for 2025.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

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