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Best passports to obtain

A "second passport" score that balances how strong the passport is (travel freedom) with how attainable the citizenship is (descent, naturalisation time, dual-citizenship rules, and fees).

Methodology: 50% mobility (normalised) + 50% ease of acquisition. Indicative only — not legal advice.

# Passport Region Mobility Ease Overall Why it's attainable
1 Canada CA Americas 97 89 93 Descent available · 3 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
2 Argentina AR Americas 95 90 93 Descent available · 2 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
3 Sweden SE Europe 99 83 91 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
4 Portugal PT Europe 99 83 91 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
5 Ireland IE Europe 99 83 91 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
6 Belgium BE Europe 98 83 91 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
7 France FR Europe 98 83 91 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
8 Germany DE Europe 98 83 91 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
9 New Zealand NZ Oceania 98 83 91 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
10 Uruguay UY Americas 92 90 91 Descent available · 3 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
11 Malta MT Europe 99 80 90 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
12 Finland FI Europe 99 80 90 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
13 Luxembourg LU Europe 99 80 90 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
14 Poland PL Europe 99 80 90 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
15 Latvia LV Europe 99 80 90 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
16 Peru PE Americas 90 90 90 Descent available · 2 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
17 Paraguay PY Americas 89 90 90 Descent available · 3 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
18 Bulgaria BG Europe 98 80 89 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
19 Czechia CZ Europe 98 80 89 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
20 Australia AU Oceania 98 79 89 Descent available · 4 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
21 United States US Americas 96 79 88 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
22 Barbados BB Americas 95 80 88 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
23 Chile CL Americas 95 80 88 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
24 Serbia RS Europe 86 90 88 Descent available · 3 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
25 Honduras HN Americas 86 90 88 Descent available · 3 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
26 Singapore SG Asia 99 75 87 Descent available · 2 yrs naturalisation
27 Brazil BR Americas 94 80 87 Descent available · 4 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
28 United Kingdom GB Europe 96 75 86 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
29 Mexico MX Americas 92 80 86 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
30 Israel IL Asia 91 80 86 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
31 Saint Kitts and Nevis KN Americas 91 80 86 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC Americas 91 80 86 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
33 Greece GR Europe 99 70 85 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
34 Croatia HR Europe 99 70 85 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
35 Hungary HU Europe 99 70 85 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
36 Norway NO Europe 99 70 85 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
37 Antigua and Barbuda AG Americas 90 80 85 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
38 Seychelles SC Africa 90 80 85 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
39 Panama PA Americas 89 80 85 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
40 Romania RO Europe 98 70 84 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
41 Iceland IS Europe 98 70 84 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
42 Cyprus CY Europe 98 70 84 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
43 Japan JP Asia 98 70 84 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · No application fee
44 Grenada GD Americas 88 80 84 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
45 Saint Lucia LC Americas 88 80 84 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
46 Dominica DM Americas 87 80 84 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
47 Mauritius MU Africa 87 80 84 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
48 Guatemala GT Americas 87 80 84 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
49 Colombia CO Americas 86 80 83 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
50 El Salvador SV Americas 86 80 83 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
51 Samoa WS Oceania 85 80 83 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
52 Kiribati KI Oceania 85 80 83 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
53 Italy IT Europe 98 66 82 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
54 South Korea KR Asia 98 65 82 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
55 Nicaragua NI Americas 84 80 82 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
56 Georgia GE Asia 83 80 82 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
57 Denmark DK Europe 99 63 81 Descent available · 9 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
58 Switzerland CH Europe 99 63 81 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
59 Costa Rica CR Americas 91 70 81 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
60 Netherlands NL Europe 99 60 80 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
61 Trinidad and Tobago TT Americas 90 70 80 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
62 Venezuela VE Americas 80 80 80 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
63 Albania AL Europe 80 80 80 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
64 Türkiye TR Asia 75 80 78 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
65 Ecuador EC Americas 65 90 78 Descent available · 3 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
66 Slovakia SK Europe 99 55 77 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation
67 Estonia EE Europe 99 55 77 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation
68 Ukraine UA Europe 88 65 77 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
69 Solomon Islands SB Oceania 88 65 77 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
70 North Macedonia MK Europe 84 70 77 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
71 Russia RU Europe 74 80 77 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
72 Bolivia BO Americas 64 90 77 Descent available · 3 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
73 Tuvalu TV Oceania 86 65 76 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Europe 82 70 76 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
75 Spain ES Europe 99 51 75 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
76 Taiwan TW Asia 84 65 75 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
77 South Africa ZA Africa 69 80 75 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
78 Belize BZ Americas 69 80 75 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
79 Dominican Republic DO Americas 60 90 75 Descent available · 2 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
80 Slovenia SI Europe 99 48 74 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
81 Montenegro ME Europe 85 63 74 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
82 Tonga TO Oceania 83 65 74 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
83 Marshall Islands MH Oceania 83 65 74 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
84 Palau PW Oceania 83 65 74 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
85 Micronesia FM Oceania 82 65 74 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
86 Jamaica JM Americas 68 80 74 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
87 Kosovo XK Europe 67 80 74 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
88 Fiji FJ Oceania 67 80 74 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
89 Lithuania LT Europe 98 48 73 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
90 Malaysia MY Asia 98 48 73 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
91 Monaco MC Europe 97 48 73 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
92 Moldova MD Europe 80 63 72 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
93 Austria AT Europe 99 43 71 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
94 Bahamas BS Americas 93 48 71 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
95 United Arab Emirates AE Asia 100 40 70 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
96 Liechtenstein LI Europe 97 42 70 Descent available · 30 yrs naturalisation
97 Ghana GH Africa 58 80 69 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
98 Cape Verde CV Africa 58 80 69 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
99 Gambia GM Africa 57 80 69 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
100 Tunisia TN Africa 57 80 69 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
101 Hong Kong HK Asia 95 40 68 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
102 San Marino SM Europe 94 42 68 Descent available · 30 yrs naturalisation
103 Andorra AD Europe 94 42 68 Descent available · 20 yrs naturalisation
104 Timor-Leste TL Asia 73 63 68 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
105 Senegal SN Africa 56 80 68 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
106 Benin BJ Africa 56 80 68 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
107 São Tomé and Príncipe ST Africa 56 80 68 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
108 Ivory Coast CI Africa 55 80 68 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
109 Brunei BN Asia 91 42 67 Descent available · 15 yrs naturalisation
110 Sierra Leone SL Africa 54 80 67 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
111 Togo TG Africa 54 80 67 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
112 Mali ML Africa 53 80 67 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
113 Guyana GY Americas 66 65 66 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
114 Guinea-Bissau GW Africa 52 80 66 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
115 Central African Republic CF Africa 52 80 66 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
116 Haiti HT Americas 52 80 66 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
117 Indonesia ID Asia 64 65 65 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
118 Thailand TH Asia 64 65 65 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
119 Lebanon LB Asia 50 80 65 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
120 Macau MO Asia 87 40 64 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
121 Nauru NR Oceania 63 65 64 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
122 Belarus BY Europe 63 65 64 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
123 Suriname SR Americas 62 65 64 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
124 Kenya KE Africa 58 70 64 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
125 Bangladesh BD Asia 47 80 64 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
126 Kazakhstan KZ Asia 61 65 63 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
127 Morocco MA Africa 60 65 63 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
128 Mongolia MN Asia 60 65 63 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
129 Eswatini SZ Africa 59 65 62 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
130 Azerbaijan AZ Asia 59 65 62 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
131 Lesotho LS Africa 59 65 62 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
132 Malawi MW Africa 59 65 62 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
133 Kyrgyzstan KG Asia 58 65 62 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
134 Armenia AM Asia 58 65 62 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
135 Philippines PH Asia 59 63 61 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
136 Tanzania TZ Africa 56 65 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
137 Uzbekistan UZ Asia 56 65 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
138 Cuba CU Americas 56 65 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
139 Vietnam VN Asia 56 65 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
140 Zambia ZM Africa 56 65 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
141 Madagascar MG Africa 56 65 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
142 Tajikistan TJ Asia 56 65 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
143 Syria SY Asia 42 80 61 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
144 Uganda UG Africa 56 63 60 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
145 Zimbabwe ZW Africa 55 65 60 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
146 Mozambique MZ Africa 55 65 60 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
147 Guinea GN Africa 55 65 60 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
148 Mauritania MR Africa 54 65 60 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
149 Papua New Guinea PG Oceania 63 55 59 Descent available · 8 yrs naturalisation
150 Rwanda RW Africa 55 63 59 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
151 Burkina Faso BF Africa 55 63 59 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
152 Egypt EG Africa 54 63 59 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
153 Pakistan PK Asia 47 70 59 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation · Dual citizenship allowed
154 Maldives MV Asia 67 48 58 Descent available · 12 yrs naturalisation
155 Cameroon CM Africa 51 65 58 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
156 Liberia LR Africa 51 65 58 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
157 Ethiopia ET Africa 51 65 58 Descent available · 4 yrs naturalisation
158 Sri Lanka LK Asia 50 65 58 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
159 Eritrea ER Africa 50 65 58 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
160 Vanuatu VU Oceania 66 48 57 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
161 Iran IR Asia 48 65 57 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
162 Qatar QA Asia 72 40 56 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
163 Cambodia KH Asia 57 55 56 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation
164 Algeria DZ Africa 56 55 56 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation
165 Yemen YE Asia 46 65 56 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
166 Turkmenistan TM Asia 54 55 55 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation
167 Kuwait KW Asia 67 40 54 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
168 Namibia NA Africa 59 48 54 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
169 Botswana BW Africa 59 48 54 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
170 India IN Asia 59 48 54 Descent available · 12 yrs naturalisation
171 Afghanistan AF Asia 43 65 54 Descent available · 5 yrs naturalisation
172 Saudi Arabia SA Asia 65 40 53 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
173 Oman OM Asia 63 42 53 Descent available · 20 yrs naturalisation
174 Bahrain BH Asia 64 40 52 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
175 Gabon GA Africa 56 48 52 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
176 China CN Asia 61 40 51 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
177 Equatorial Guinea GQ Africa 54 48 51 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
178 Laos LA Asia 54 48 51 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
179 Angola AO Africa 53 48 51 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
180 Niger NE Africa 53 48 51 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
181 Comoros KM Africa 53 48 51 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
182 Djibouti DJ Africa 53 48 51 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
183 Palestine PS Asia 47 55 51 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted · Dual citizenship allowed
184 Congo CG Africa 51 48 50 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
185 Burundi BI Africa 51 48 50 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
186 Somalia SO Africa 45 55 50 Descent available · 7 yrs naturalisation
187 Libya LY Africa 49 48 49 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
188 South Sudan SS Africa 49 48 49 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
189 DR Congo CD Africa 49 48 49 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
190 Bhutan BT Asia 55 40 48 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
191 Jordan JO Asia 54 42 48 Descent available · 15 yrs naturalisation
192 Sudan SD Africa 48 48 48 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
193 Vatican City VA Europe 88 5 47 Naturalisation restricted
194 Chad TD Africa 52 42 47 Descent available · 15 yrs naturalisation
195 Nepal NP Asia 52 42 47 Descent available · 15 yrs naturalisation
196 Iraq IQ Asia 46 48 47 Descent available · 10 yrs naturalisation
197 Myanmar MM Asia 52 40 46 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
198 North Korea KP Asia 49 40 45 Descent available · Naturalisation restricted
199 Nigeria NG Africa 48 42 45 Descent available · 15 yrs naturalisation