The Uganda passport is limited: it gives access to 64 destinations without a prior visa, ranked #137 worldwide in 2026 — 35 below the global average of 99.
The strongest passport in the world, United Arab Emirates, reaches 168 destinations — 104 more than Uganda. Even so, these 64 cover the bulk of Africa and the major international hubs.
How many destinations each region opens without a prior visa.
Africa30/53
Americas14/35
Asia12/35
Oceania7/14
Middle East1/15
Europe0/46
The Uganda passport is strongest across Africa, opening 30 of 53 destinations without a prior visa. Its weakest region is Europe, at 0 of 46 — where it pays to check visa rules early.
In practice, the Uganda passport gets you to destinations like Singapore with no visa, while United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy still require one — each with a step-by-step guide on Voyspark covering costs, timelines and documents.
Not all access is equal. With the Uganda passport: 35 destinations are fully visa-free, 28 grant a visa on arrival, 1 ask for an electronic authorization (eTA), 35 need an e-Visa before you travel, and 99 require a traditional consular visa.
Visa-free
35
🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda180 days
🇧🇸Bahamas90 days
🇧🇧Barbados180 days
🇧🇿Belize
🇧🇯Benin90 days
🇧🇼Botswana90 days
🇧🇮Burundi90 days
🇩🇲Dominica180 days
🇪🇨Ecuador90 days
🇪🇷Eritrea
🇸🇿Eswatini30 days
🇫🇯Fiji120 days
🇬🇲Gambia90 days
🇬🇭Ghana90 days
🇬🇩Grenada90 days
🇭🇹Haiti90 days
🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR China30 days
🇯🇲Jamaica
🇰🇪Kenya
🇰🇮Kiribati90 days
🇱🇸Lesotho90 days
🇲🇼Malawi90 days
🇲🇾Malaysia30 days
🇫🇲Micronesia30 days
🇵🇭Philippines30 days
🇷🇼Rwanda180 days
🇸🇨Seychelles90 days
🇸🇬Singapore30 days
🇸🇸South Sudan
🇰🇳St. Kitts & Nevis90 days
🇻🇨St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days
🇹🇿Tanzania90 days
🇻🇺Vanuatu120 days
🇿🇲Zambia90 days
🇿🇼Zimbabwe90 days
Visa on arrival
28
🇧🇩Bangladesh
🇧🇴Bolivia
🇰🇭Cambodia
🇨🇻Cape Verde
🇰🇲Comoros
🇩🇯Djibouti
🇪🇹Ethiopia
🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau
🇮🇷Iran
🇱🇦Laos
🇲🇴Macao SAR China
🇲🇬Madagascar
🇲🇻Maldives
🇲🇷Mauritania
🇲🇿Mozambique
🇳🇦Namibia
🇳🇵Nepal
🇳🇮Nicaragua
🇳🇬Nigeria
🇵🇼Palau
🇼🇸Samoa
🇸🇳Senegal
🇸🇱Sierra Leone
🇸🇴Somalia
🇱🇰Sri Lanka
🇱🇨St. Lucia
🇹🇱Timor-Leste
🇹🇻Tuvalu
Electronic auth (eTA)
1
🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire
e-Visa (online)
35
🇦🇱Albania
🇦🇺Australia
🇧🇭Bahrain
🇧🇹Bhutan
🇧🇫Burkina Faso
🇨🇲Cameroon
🇨🇴Colombia
🇨🇩Congo - Kinshasa
🇨🇺Cuba
🇸🇻El Salvador
🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea
🇬🇦Gabon
🇬🇪Georgia
🇬🇳Guinea
🇮🇳India
🇮🇩Indonesia
🇮🇶Iraq
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
🇱🇾Libya
🇲🇩Moldova
🇲🇳Mongolia
🇲🇲Myanmar (Burma)
🇴🇲Oman
🇵🇰Pakistan
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea
🇶🇦Qatar
🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe
🇿🇦South Africa
🇰🇷South Korea
🇸🇾Syria
🇹🇯Tajikistan
🇹🇬Togo
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
🇻🇳Vietnam
Visa required
99
🇦🇫Afghanistan
🇩🇿Algeria
🇦🇩Andorra
🇦🇴Angola
🇦🇷Argentina
🇦🇲Armenia
🇦🇹Austria
🇦🇿Azerbaijan
🇧🇾Belarus
🇧🇪Belgium
🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina
🇧🇷Brazil
🇧🇳Brunei
🇧🇬Bulgaria
🇨🇦Canada
🇨🇫Central African Republic
🇹🇩Chad
🇨🇱Chile
🇨🇳China
🇨🇬Congo - Brazzaville
🇨🇷Costa Rica
🇭🇷Croatia
🇨🇾Cyprus
🇨🇿Czechia
🇩🇰Denmark
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
🇪🇬Egypt
🇪🇪Estonia
🇫🇮Finland
🇫🇷France
🇩🇪Germany
🇬🇷Greece
🇬🇹Guatemala
🇬🇾Guyana
🇭🇳Honduras
🇭🇺Hungary
🇮🇸Iceland
🇮🇪Ireland
🇮🇱Israel
🇮🇹Italy
🇯🇵Japan
🇯🇴Jordan
🇽🇰Kosovo
🇰🇼Kuwait
🇱🇻Latvia
🇱🇧Lebanon
🇱🇷Liberia
🇱🇮Liechtenstein
🇱🇹Lithuania
🇱🇺Luxembourg
🇲🇱Mali
🇲🇹Malta
🇲🇭Marshall Islands
🇲🇺Mauritius
🇲🇽Mexico
🇲🇨Monaco
🇲🇪Montenegro
🇲🇦Morocco
🇳🇷Nauru
🇳🇱Netherlands
🇳🇿New Zealand
🇳🇪Niger
🇰🇵North Korea
🇲🇰North Macedonia
🇳🇴Norway
🇵🇸Palestinian Territories
🇵🇦Panama
🇵🇾Paraguay
🇵🇪Peru
🇵🇱Poland
🇵🇹Portugal
🇷🇴Romania
🇷🇺Russia
🇸🇲San Marino
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
🇷🇸Serbia
🇸🇰Slovakia
🇸🇮Slovenia
🇸🇧Solomon Islands
🇪🇸Spain
🇸🇩Sudan
🇸🇷Suriname
🇸🇪Sweden
🇨🇭Switzerland
🇹🇼Taiwan
🇹🇭Thailand
🇹🇴Tonga
🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago
🇹🇳Tunisia
🇹🇷Türkiye
🇹🇲Turkmenistan
🇺🇦Ukraine
🇬🇧United Kingdom
🇺🇸United States
🇺🇾Uruguay
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
🇻🇦Vatican City
🇻🇪Venezuela
🇾🇪Yemen
How we calculate
The figure 64 sums every destination the Uganda passport enters without a prior visa — visa-free, on arrival and eTA — the same method used by the main passport indexes. 2026 data, reviewed regularly.
Planning a trip? Sort out the visa for the destinations that need one, then compare flights, hotels and insurance — all on Voyspark, in 9 languages.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can the Uganda passport enter visa-free?
In 2026, 64 destinations without a prior visa (visa-free, on arrival or eTA) — the #137 strongest passport in the world.
Which popular destinations require a visa for the Uganda passport?
Among the most searched: United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Japan, China, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Greece, Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Egypt, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Morocco. Each has a step-by-step visa guide on Voyspark.
Is the Uganda passport good for travel?
It is a limited passport, 35 below the world average. It opens 64 destinations without a prior visa.
How does the Uganda passport compare to the strongest in the world?
The leader is United Arab Emirates, with 168 destinations. Uganda, with 64, sits 104 behind.
What is the difference between visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA?
Visa-free: you enter on your passport alone. Visa on arrival: the visa is issued at the airport or border, usually for a fee. eTA: an electronic authorization you request online before travelling. All three count as access without a prior visa.
How do I get a visa for the countries that require one?
Every visa-required destination has a step-by-step guide on Voyspark with costs, timelines and documents. Start at our visa hub.