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Passport rank
3rd
Visa-free travel to
192 Destinations
Sweden

Sweden

Sweden passport ranking

The Swedish passport is currently ranked 3rd place on the Guide Passport Index. It provides visa-free access to 192 countries. It is considered one of the most desirable passports in the world with a very high mobility score. Swedish passport holders have visa-free access and visas on arrival to countries such as Brazil, Japan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and United States allowing almost instant travel worldwide. Swedish passport holders do however require a visa to enter about 37 destinations in the world. Some countries where a visa is required are China, India and Russia.

Passport rank
3rd
Visa-free travel to
192 Destinations
Visa free access
149 Destinations
Albania
Albania
Andorra
Andorra
Angola
Angola
Anguilla
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Argentina
Armenia
Armenia
Aruba
Aruba
Austria
Austria
Bahamas
Bahamas
Barbados
Barbados
Belarus
Belarus
Belgium
Belgium
Belize
Belize
Bermuda
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bolivia
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Botswana
Brazil
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Brunei
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Chile
Chile
Colombia
Colombia
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Croatia
Croatia
Curacao
Curacao
Cyprus
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Denmark
Denmark
Dominica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Ecuador
El Salvador
El Salvador
Estonia
Estonia
Eswatini
Eswatini
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Fiji
Finland
Finland
France
France
French Guiana
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French West Indies
French West Indies
Gabon
Gabon
Gambia
Gambia
Georgia
Georgia
Germany
Germany
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Greece
Greece
Greenland
Greenland
Grenada
Grenada
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guyana
Guyana
Haiti
Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hungary
Hungary
Iceland
Iceland
Ireland
Ireland
Israel
Israel
Italy
Italy
Jamaica
Jamaica
Japan
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Latvia
Lesotho
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Macao
Macao
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malta
Malta
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mayotte
Mexico
Mexico
Micronesia
Micronesia
Moldova
Moldova
Monaco
Monaco
Mongolia
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montenegro
Montserrat
Montserrat
Morocco
Morocco
Mozambique
Mozambique
Namibia
Namibia
Netherlands
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Norway
Norway
Palau
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Panama
Paraguay
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Philippines
Philippines
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Reunion
Reunion
Romania
Romania
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Samoa
San Marino
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Senegal
Serbia
Serbia
Singapore
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Africa
South Korea
South Korea
Spain
Spain
St. Helena
St. Helena
St. Maarten
St. Maarten
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Suriname
Switzerland
Switzerland
Taiwan
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Ukraine
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Vatican City
Venezuela
Venezuela
Vietnam
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna
Zambia
Zambia

Sweden Passport Ranking

The Sweden passport ranking relative to other global passports is calculated by adding up the number of countries that allow Sweden passport holders to enter without a visa (i.e. visa-free countries) and those that allow Sweden passport holders to enter by obtaining a visa on arrival (i.e. visa-on-arrival countries) or an electronic travel authorization (eTA). There are currently a total of 149 Sweden passport visa-free countries, 30 Sweden visa-on-arrival countries, and 13 eTA destinations.

Altogether, Sweden passport holders can enter a total of 192 destinations—either without a visa, through a visa on arrival, or via an eTA. As a result, the Sweden passport ranks 3 in the world.

Separate from these Sweden visa-free countries and visa-on-arrival countries, there are 37 additional destinations which Sweden passport holders either need a physical visa to enter or an eVisa (i.e. visa required countries).

About Sweden

 

The Kingdom of Sweden consists of 25 provinces and is part of the European Union. The most important regions are Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Skane. Sweden has a surface area of 450,295 square kilometers. The nation is located in Northern Europe and bordering Denmark, Norway and Finland. Its climate is temperate in the south and subarctic in the north. Its geography consists mostly of low and flat terrain with some rolling plains and mountains in the west.

The overall population is over 10.4 million people. The capital of the country is Stockholm, which is also the most populous city with more than 1 million inhabitants. Other important cities are Göteborg, Malmö and Uppsala. The largest airport is Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) with 25 million passengers per year followed by Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) with 6.6 million yearly passengers. Stockholm airport is the 25th busiest airport in Europe and provides access to all parts of the world.

Swedish culture has strong ties with its Scandinavian neighbors. It is one of the most forward-thinking countries in the world in terms of tolerance and acceptance policies. The official language is Swedish. The legal system is the civil law based on Roman-Germanic and the customary law. The government type is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The chief of state is King Carl XVI Gustaf and the head of government is Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.

The official currency of the nation is the Swedish krona (SEK) with the current exchange rate being SEK 10.52 to the USD. The country has a modern market economy, generating a GDP of approximately $563 billion, making it the 11th largest economy in Europe. Its citizens have a per capita income of $52,477. The GDP is mostly made up of services and the industry sector. Its main goods of export are steel, precision equipment, paper, motor vehicles, barley, wheat and sugar beets. The Swedish economy experiences moderate growth of about 3% per year.

Sweden offers a variety of historic and natural sites for visitors. It is especially known for its architecture, nature and beaches. Some of the major destinations include the Vasa Musem, Skansen and Djurgarden, Gamla Stan, Drottningholm and the Stockholm Archipelago. Stockholm has developed into a progressive center of art. The nation has a total of over 7.4 million tourists visiting every year. The majority of tourists are originating from Germany and the neighboring Scandinavian countries.

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