Passport strength comparison

Portugal vs United States passport comparison

Compare Portugal and United States passport strength, mobility scores, and entry rules for every tracked destination.

Option 1

Portugal

Option 2

United States

Rank equivalent#8

Portugal

187 destinations without a prior visa

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

Rank equivalent#11

United States

184 destinations without a prior visa

Home 1Free 135ETA 12VOA 37eVisa 22Visa 17Restricted 2— 1

Destination	Portugal	United States
Africa 6
Burkina Faso	eVisa	—
Liberia	eVisa	Visa
Mali	Visa	Restricted
Sierra Leone	VOA	Visa
South Sudan	eVisa	Visa
The Gambia	Free	VOA
Americas 4
Brazil	Free	eVisa
Canada	ETA	Free
United States	ETA	Home
Venezuela	Free	eVisa
Caribbean 2
Puerto Rico	ETA	Free
US Virgin Islands	ETA	Free
Asia 4
China	Free	Visa
North Korea	Visa	Restricted
South Korea	ETA	Free
Turkmenistan	Visa	VOA
Europe 2
Belarus	Free	eVisa
Russian Federation	eVisa	Visa
Middle East 2
Iran	VOA	Visa
Syria	eVisa	VOA
Oceania 7
American Samoa	ETA	Free
Guam	ETA	Free
Niue	—	VOA
Northern Mariana Islands	ETA	Free
Solomon Islands	Free	VOA
Tonga	Free	VOA
Tuvalu	Free	VOA

What the scores show

Portugal and United States, side by side

Portugal has a mobility score of 187 and a rank equivalent of #8. United States scores 184, equivalent to #11. 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 16 destinations,United States in 11, and they are equivalent in 200.

This comparison is especially useful for US citizens evaluating the practical travel-access dimension of Portuguese or European Union citizenship. It does not cover residence, tax, consular, or citizenship-law differences.