Asia passport

North Korea

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Global rank#97

Mobility score39

Destinations tracked227

Compare this passport Place in rankingChecked August 24, 2026

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About the North Korea passport

The North Korea passport is grouped with Asia in this index. It ranks #97 globally and #28 among 32 Asia passports, with a mobility score of 39.

Its current access profile includes 9 visa-free destinations,23 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

57

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 on arrival Equatorial GuineaeVisa EritreaVisa required eSwatiniVisa required EthiopiaVisa on arrival GabonVisa on arrival GhanaeVisa GuineaETA Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival KenyaETA LesothoVisa-free LiberiaeVisa LibyaeVisa MadagascarVisa on arrival MalawiVisa on arrival MaliVisa required MauritaniaeVisa MauritiusVisa required MayotteVisa required MoroccoVisa required MozambiqueeVisa NamibiaeVisa NigerVisa required NigeriaeVisa ReunionVisa required RwandaVisa on arrival São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa SenegalVisa required SeychellesETA Sierra LeoneVisa required SomaliaETA South AfricaVisa required South SudaneVisa St. HelenaeVisa SudanVisa required TanzaniaVisa on arrival The GambiaVisa required TogoeVisa TunisiaVisa required UgandaeVisa ZambiaeVisa ZimbabweeVisa

Asia

32

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

Europe

52

AlbaniaeVisa AndorraVisa required AustriaVisa required AzerbaijanVisa required BelarusVisa required 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 required UkraineVisa required United KingdomVisa required Vatican CityVisa required

Middle East

15

ArmeniaeVisa BahrainVisa required IranVisa on arrival IraqVisa required IsraelVisa required JordanVisa on arrival KuwaitVisa required LebanonVisa required OmaneVisa Palestinian TerritoryVisa required QatareVisa Saudi ArabiaVisa required SyriaeVisa United Arab EmirateseVisa YemenVisa required