Passport strength comparison

Portugal vs United Kingdom passport comparison

Compare Portuguese and British passport strength, mobility scores, and destination access in one table.

Option 1

Portugal

Option 2

United Kingdom

Rank equivalent#8

Portugal

187 destinations without a prior visa

Home 1Free 135ETA 20VOA 32eVisa 24Visa 14— 1

Rank equivalent#7

United Kingdom

188 destinations without a prior visa

Home 1Free 132ETA 18VOA 38eVisa 22Visa 16

Destination	Portugal	United Kingdom
Africa 5
Chad	Visa	eVisa
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa	VOA
Guinea-Bissau	VOA	Visa
Liberia	eVisa	Visa
Mali	Visa	eVisa
Americas 1
Honduras	Free	Visa
Asia 5
South Korea	ETA	Free
Tajikistan	Free	eVisa
Timor-Leste	Free	VOA
Turkmenistan	Visa	VOA
Vietnam	eVisa	Free
Europe 2
Russian Federation	eVisa	Visa
United Kingdom	ETA	Home
Middle East 1
Iran	VOA	Visa
Oceania 6
Niue	—	Free
Palau Islands	Free	VOA
Papua New Guinea	eVisa	VOA
Solomon Islands	Free	VOA
Tonga	Free	VOA
Tuvalu	Free	VOA

What the scores show

Portugal and United Kingdom, side by side

Portugal has a mobility score of 187 and a rank equivalent of #8. United Kingdom scores 188, equivalent to #7. Use “Differences only” above to isolate destinations where their entry categories differ.

Using the comparison table’s access hierarchy, Portugal has the easier result in 11 destinations,United Kingdom in 9, and they are equivalent in 207.

This page focuses on short-stay travel access. European Union movement rights and United Kingdom immigration status are separate legal questions that are not represented by a mobility score.