Vatican City Passport

Vatican City passport holders are working with solid travel leverage in 2026, not elite but clearly above the global middle. That is up from 33rd place in 2008. The access count tells the bigger story, jumping from 0 to 151 destinations. The split between its global score (72) and openness score (45) is worth noticing; mobility and inbound openness are not moving in lockstep. The useful part is the visa-free base: 113 destinations, including Albania, Andorra, and Antigua and Barbuda. Visa on arrival adds another 31 options, with examples like Madagascar, Bahrain, and Bangladesh. Vatican City is also a Schengen country, which changes the European travel context completely. The caveat is the usual one: even strong passports still run into airline and border checks, so the 3-month validity buffer matters. Use this as planning data, not final permission to travel; official embassy or border-authority guidance should be checked before departure.