Where does the South African passport rank in the world?

The latest Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2024 lists the 108 countries that South African passport holders can travel to without requiring a visa.

The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations, ranking them in terms of travel power.

Each passport was scored on the total number of destinations that the holder can access visa-free.

South Africa placed 52nd with a visa-free score of 108.

South Africa tied with Qatar (also 108) and came just above Belize (104) and below Türkiye (118).

That means there are 108 countries around the world that a South African passport holder can visit visa-free.

Meanwhile, the index found that the Singapore passport was the most powerful in the world with a visa-free score of 195.

France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain all tied for the secon spot, while Afghanistan still sits at the bottom of the list with a score of 28.

THE 108 COUNTRIES THAT SOUTH AFRICANS CAN VISIT WITHOUT A VISA PER REGION:

Africa – 35

Americas – 18

Asia – 17

Caribbean – 16

Europe – 4

Middle East – 8

Oceania – 10

THE 108 COUNTRIES SOUTH AFRICANS CAN VISIT VISA-FREE:

* visa on arrival, ** electronic travel authority (ETA)

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia *

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Benin

Bolivia *

Botswana

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Burundi *

Cambodia *

Cape Verde Islands *

Cayman Islands

Chile

Comoro Islands *

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Djibouti *

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt *

El Salvador

eSwatini

Ethiopia *

Falkland Islands

Fiji

Gabon

Georgia

Ghana *

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau *

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong (SAR China)

Indonesia

Iran *

Ireland

Israel

Jamaica

Jordan *

Kenya

Kiribati

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan *

Laos *

Lesotho

Macao (SAR China)

Madagascar *

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives *

Marshall Islands *

Mauritania *

Mauritius

Micronesia

Montserrat

Mozambique

Namibia

Nepal *

Nicaragua

Nigeria *

Niue

Oman

Pakistan **

Palau Islands *

Palestinian Territory

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Qatar

Reunion

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Samoa *

Saudi Arabia *

Senegal

Seychelles *

Sierra Leone *

Singapore

Somalia *

South Korea **

Sri Lanka **

St. Helena *

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Tajikistan *

Tanzania

Thailand

The Gambia

Timor-Leste *

Togo *

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turks and Caicos Islands

Tuvalu *

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Zambia

Zimbabwe