Africa passport

South Africa

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Global rank#53

Mobility score100

Destinations tracked227

Compare this passport Place in rankingChecked August 24, 2026

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About the South Africa passport

The South Africa passport is grouped with Africa in this index. It ranks #53 globally and #3 among 54 Africa passports, with a mobility score of 100.

Its current access profile includes 64 visa-free destinations,27 visas on arrival, and 9 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-free BeninVisa-free BotswanaVisa-free Burkina FasoeVisa BurundiVisa on arrival CamerooneVisa Cape Verde IslandsVisa-free 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-free EthiopiaVisa on arrival GabonVisa-free GhanaETA GuineaETA Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival KenyaVisa-free LesothoVisa-free LiberiaVisa required LibyaeVisa MadagascarVisa on arrival MalawiVisa-free MaliVisa required MauritaniaeVisa MauritiusVisa-free MayotteVisa required MoroccoVisa required MozambiqueVisa-free NamibiaVisa-free NigerVisa required NigeriaeVisa ReunionVisa-free RwandaVisa on arrival São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free SenegalVisa required SeychellesETA Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival SomaliaETA South AfricaCitizenship South SudaneVisa St. HelenaVisa on arrival SudanVisa required TanzaniaVisa-free The GambiaVisa-free TogoVisa-free TunisiaVisa-free UgandaeVisa ZambiaVisa-free ZimbabweVisa-free

Asia

32

AfghanistanVisa required BangladesheVisa BhutaneVisa BruneiVisa required CambodiaVisa on arrival ChinaVisa required Hong Kong (SAR China)Visa-free IndiaeVisa IndonesiaVisa on arrival JapanVisa required KazakhstaneVisa KyrgyzstaneVisa LaoseVisa Macao (SAR China)Visa-free MalaysiaVisa-free MaldivesVisa on arrival MongoliaeVisa MyanmarVisa on arrival NepalVisa on arrival North KoreaVisa required PakistaneVisa PhilippinesVisa-free SingaporeVisa-free South KoreaETA Sri LankaETA Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa required TajikistaneVisa ThailandVisa-free Timor-LesteVisa on arrival TurkmenistanVisa required UzbekistanVisa required VietnameVisa

Europe

52

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 GeorgiaVisa-free 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 FederationVisa-free San MarinoVisa required SerbiaVisa required SlovakiaVisa required SloveniaVisa required SpainVisa required SwedenVisa required SwitzerlandVisa required TürkiyeeVisa UkraineeVisa United KingdomVisa required Vatican CityVisa required

Middle East

15

ArmeniaeVisa BahraineVisa IranVisa on arrival IraqVisa required IsraelETA JordanVisa on arrival KuwaitVisa required LebanonVisa required OmanVisa-free Palestinian TerritoryETA QatarVisa on arrival Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival SyriaeVisa United Arab EmirateseVisa YemenVisa required