Passport
Papua New Guinea passport
- =115Nauru66.8
- 117Morocco65.2
- 118Papua New Guinea65.0
- 119Lesotho64.4
- =120Azerbaijan63.8
No Advance Visa Access Ranking: #116 · 72 destinations · shared by 2
Visit 72 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Based on unverified data as of 17 Feb 2026 · 0 of 198 rules verified
2 of them are under do-not-travel advice from at least two of the US, UK and Canadian governments: Haiti, Iran. That advice is written for their own citizens. How we count it
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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How the Papua New Guinea passport ranks
Its place in each of our passport rankings. Each bar runs from #199 on the left to #1 on the right; the colour bands are groups of 25 places, as on the map on the home page.
| Ranking | Rank | Score | Position among 199 passports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry access | |||
| P2L Passport Index | #118 | 65.0 points | |
| No Advance Visa Access Ranking | #116 | 72 destinations | |
| Destination reach | |||
| Economic Reach Ranking | #124 | 15.1% of covered GDP abroad | |
| Population Reach Ranking | #126 | 20.3% of covered population abroad | |
| Very High HDI Reach Ranking | #126 | 16.2% of very-high-HDI destinations | |
| Experimental | |||
| Connected Destinations Ranking | #117 | 32.8% weighted by passport strength | |
| Exclusive Access Ranking | #144 | 11.7% weighted by exclusivity | |
Weight scenarios
With an eTA and a visa on arrival each weighted from 0.6 to 1, the Papua New Guinea passport ranks between #116 and #120 in the P2L Passport Index. This shows how much the rank depends on our choice of weights — not how accurate the data is. Why eTA and visa on arrival weigh 0.8.
What Papua New Guinea passport holders need
World map of entry requirements for Papua New Guinea passport holders. The full list is in the table below.
- Visa-free
- Electronic travel authorization
- Visa on arrival
- eVisa
- Visa required
- Papua New Guinea
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Hover a country for details, or select it to see its entry rules.
Entry requirements by destination
What a Papua New Guinea passport holder needs for a short visit — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.
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Visa-free37 destinations
No visa needed for a short visit.
eTA6 destinations
Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.
| Destination | Stay | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CanadaUp to 180 days | Up to 180 days | Not verifiedOpen dataset · 17 Feb 2026 | Open dataset · 17 Feb 2026 |
| Côte d'IvoireUp to 90 days | Up to 90 days | Not verifiedOpen dataset · 17 Feb 2026 | Open dataset · 17 Feb 2026 |
| IsraelUp to 90 days | Up to 90 days | Not verifiedOpen dataset · 17 Feb 2026 | Open dataset · 17 Feb 2026 |
| Saint Kitts and NevisUp to 90 days | Up to 90 days | Not verifiedOpen dataset · 17 Feb 2026 | Open dataset · 17 Feb 2026 |
| SurinameUp to 90 days | Up to 90 days | Not verifiedOpen dataset · 17 Feb 2026 | Open dataset · 17 Feb 2026 |
| United KingdomUp to 180 days | Up to 180 days | Not verifiedOpen dataset · 17 Feb 2026 | Open dataset · 17 Feb 2026 |
On arrival29 destinations
Get your visa at the border.
eVisa45 destinations
Apply for a visa online before you travel.
Visa required81 destinations
Apply at an embassy or consulate before you travel.
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