Middle East passport

Iran

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Global rank#98

Mobility score39

Destinations tracked227

Compare this passport Place in rankingChecked August 24, 2026

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About the Iran passport

The Iran passport is grouped with Middle East in this index. It ranks #98 globally and #11 among 15 Middle East passports, with a mobility score of 39.

Its current access profile includes 13 visa-free destinations,19 visas on arrival, and 7 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.

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Africa

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AlgeriaVisa required AngolaVisa required BenineVisa BotswanaeVisa Burkina FasoeVisa BurundiVisa on arrival CamerooneVisa Cape Verde IslandsVisa required Central African RepublicVisa required ChadVisa required Comoro IslandsVisa on arrival Congo (Dem. Rep.)eVisa Congo (Rep.)Visa required Côte d'IvoireeVisa DjiboutiVisa on arrival EgyptVisa required Equatorial GuineaeVisa EritreaVisa required eSwatiniVisa required EthiopiaeVisa GabonVisa on arrival GhanaeVisa GuineaETA Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival KenyaETA LesothoVisa required LiberiaeVisa LibyaeVisa MadagascarVisa on arrival MalawieVisa MaliVisa required MauritaniaeVisa MauritiusVisa on arrival MayotteVisa required MoroccoVisa required MozambiqueeVisa NamibiaeVisa NigerVisa required NigeriaeVisa ReunionVisa required RwandaVisa on arrival São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa SenegalVisa required SeychellesETA Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival SomaliaETA South AfricaeVisa South SudaneVisa St. HelenaeVisa SudanVisa required TanzaniaeVisa The GambiaVisa required TogoeVisa TunisiaVisa-free UgandaeVisa ZambiaeVisa ZimbabweVisa on arrival

Asia

32

AfghanistanVisa required BangladeshVisa required BhutaneVisa BruneiVisa required CambodiaVisa required ChinaVisa required Hong Kong (SAR China)Visa required IndiaVisa required IndonesiaeVisa JapanVisa required KazakhstanVisa-free KyrgyzstaneVisa LaosVisa required Macao (SAR China)Visa on arrival MalaysiaVisa-free MaldivesVisa on arrival MongoliaVisa required MyanmarVisa required NepalVisa on arrival North KoreaVisa required PakistaneVisa PhilippinesVisa required SingaporeeVisa South KoreaVisa required Sri LankaETA Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa required TajikistanVisa-free ThailandeVisa Timor-LesteVisa on arrival TurkmenistanVisa required UzbekistaneVisa VietnameVisa

Europe

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AlbaniaeVisa AndorraVisa required AustriaVisa required AzerbaijaneVisa BelarusVisa-free BelgiumVisa required Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required BulgariaVisa required CroatiaVisa required CyprusVisa required CzechiaVisa required DenmarkVisa required EstoniaVisa required Faroe IslandsVisa required FinlandVisa required FranceVisa required GeorgiaeVisa GermanyVisa required GibraltarVisa required GreeceVisa required GreenlandVisa required HungaryVisa required IcelandVisa required IrelandVisa required ItalyVisa required KosovoVisa required LatviaVisa required LiechtensteinVisa required LithuaniaVisa required LuxembourgVisa required MaltaVisa required MoldovaeVisa MonacoVisa required MontenegroVisa required NetherlandsVisa required North MacedoniaVisa required NorwayVisa required PolandVisa required PortugalVisa required RomaniaVisa required Russian FederationeVisa San MarinoVisa required SerbiaVisa required SlovakiaVisa required SloveniaVisa required SpainVisa required SwedenVisa required SwitzerlandVisa required TürkiyeVisa-free UkraineVisa required United KingdomVisa required Vatican CityVisa required

Middle East

15

ArmeniaVisa-free BahrainVisa required IranCitizenship IraqVisa-free IsraelVisa required JordanVisa required KuwaitVisa required LebanonVisa required OmanVisa-free Palestinian TerritoryVisa required QatarVisa on arrival Saudi ArabiaVisa required SyriaVisa on arrival United Arab EmirateseVisa YemenVisa required