Sources

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Visa data

Each rule on the site links to its source. Official sources replace our starting data as rules are verified; see the methodology for the order of priority.

Official sources in use

Alþingi: Lög um útlendinga nr. 80/2016 (Iceland), Lagasafn 1. október 2026, útgáfa 158a — used for Iceland
Australian Department of Home Affairs — used for Australia
Austria Ministry of the Interior — used for Austria
Austria Ministry of the Interior — used for Austria
Auswärtiges Amt (Germany): Staatenliste zur Visumpflicht, 03.06.2026 — used for Germany
Belgian Embassy in Moscow — used for Belgium
Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs — used for Belgium
Belgium Federal Public Service Justice / Justel — used for Belgium
Bulgaria Ministry of Foreign Affairs — used for Bulgaria
Bulgaria Ministry of Foreign Affairs — used for Bulgaria
Consulate General of the PRC in Barcelona — used for China
Croatia Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs — used for Croatia
Croatia Ministry of the Interior — used for Croatia
Czech Republic Ministry of the Interior, Information Portal for Foreigners — used for Czechia
Danish Immigration Service — used for Denmark
Denmark Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration — used for Denmark
Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand — used for Thailand
Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand — used for Thailand
Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand — used for Thailand
Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland — used for United Arab Emirates
Department of Home Affairs (Australia) — used for Australia
Department of Home Affairs (Australia) — used for Australia
Department of Home Affairs (Australia) — used for Australia
Department of Home Affairs (Australia) — used for Australia
Department of Home Affairs (Australia) — used for Australia
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka — used for Sri Lanka
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk) — used for Sri Lanka
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk) — used for Sri Lanka
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk) — used for Sri Lanka
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk) — used for Sri Lanka
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk) — used for Sri Lanka
Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk) — used for Sri Lanka
Diario Oficial de la Federación / Secretaría de Gobernación — used for Mexico
e-Gov 法令検索 (Digital Agency, Japan) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 — used for Japan
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR 217.2), Office of the Federal Register — used for United States
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) — 22 CFR 41.2 Exemption or waiver of passport and/or visa requirements — used for United States
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) — 8 CFR 212.1 Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants — used for United States
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register / GPO), 22 CFR 41.2 — used for United States
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register / GPO), 8 CFR 212.1 — used for United States
Embassy of Malaysia, Tehran (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (Wisma Putra)) — used for Malaysia
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Brunei Darussalam — used for China
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Colombia — used for China
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Dominica — used for China
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Ecuador — used for China
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in New Zealand — used for China
Embassy of the PRC in the Kingdom of Sweden — used for China
Embassy of the PRC in the Republic of Ecuador — used for China
Embassy of the PRC in the Republic of Mauritius — used for China
Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — used for Estonia
EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025 — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex summary: Visa waiver agreements (last update 17.11.2023) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Agreement between the EC and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the free movement of persons, consolidated text 01.01.2021 — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver (OJ L 289, 25.10.2016, p. 4) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/496 (OJ L, 2026/496, 6.3.2026) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Communication from the Commission C/2026/1553 (OJ C, 10.3.2026) — guidelines on Georgian nationals — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Council Decision (EU) 2016/1879 (OJ L 289, 25.10.2016, p. 2) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2007 (OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 20) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated text 16.06.2011 — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), consolidated text 28.06.2024 — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), consolidated text 12.10.2025 — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/11 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu (OJ L, 2025/11, 14.1.2025) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Commission / Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland
European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs: Travel documents issued by third countries and territorial entities (Part I), XLSX of 2 October 2026 — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs: Visa policy — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Commission: EU solidarity with Ukraine — Visa measures (page last reviewed on 23 July 2026) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland
European Union / EUR-Lex — used for Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
European Union, official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union, official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu): country data used by the page «Who should apply» — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union, official ETIAS website: news «ETIAS timeline explained» — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
European Union, official ETIAS website: news «Revised timeline for the EES and ETIAS» — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Federal Foreign Office of Germany — used for Germany
Federal Register (Executive Office of the President), Proclamation 10998, 90 FR 59717 — used for United States
Federal Register of Legislation — used for Australia
Federal Register of Legislation — used for Australia
Federal Register of Legislation — used for Australia
Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel) — used for Australia
Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel) — used for Australia
Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel) — used for Australia
France Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information / official Service Public — used for France
France Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs — used for France
General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Dubai (GDRFA) — used for United Arab Emirates
Government of Canada — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), Justice Laws Website, Department of Justice Canada — used for Canada
Government of Sri Lanka, Gazette Extraordinary No. 1739/19 of 05.01.2012 - Order under the Immigrants and Emigrants Act (Department of Government Printing) — used for Sri Lanka
Government of Sri Lanka, Gazette Extraordinary No. 2241/37 of 18.08.2021 - Immigrants and Emigrants (Amendment) Regulations (Department of Government Printing) — used for Sri Lanka
Government of Sri Lanka, Gazette Extraordinary No. 2490/02 of 25.05.2026 (Department of Government Printing) — used for Sri Lanka
Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK — used for United Kingdom
Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK — used for United Kingdom
Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK — used for United Kingdom
Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK — used for United Kingdom
Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade — used for Hungary
Hungary National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — used for Hungary
Iceland Directorate of Immigration — used for Iceland
Iceland Directorate of Immigration — used for Iceland
Iceland Directorate of Immigration — used for Iceland
Iceland Directorate of Immigration — used for Iceland
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), Research Directorate — Discussion on travel documents from Somalia with Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (transcript, 18 October 2017) — used for Canada
Immigration Department of Malaysia — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia) — used for Malaysia
Immigration New Zealand — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) — used for New Zealand
Immigration Services Agency of Japan — used for Japan
Immigration Services Agency of Japan — used for Japan
Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁) — used for Japan
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) — used for Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), canada.ca — Electronic travel authorization (eTA): Citizens from some visa-required countries — used for Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), canada.ca — Valid passports and other travel documents needed to come to Canada — used for Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), canada.ca — What you need to enter Canada (entry requirements by country/territory) — used for Canada
Instituto Nacional de Migración — used for Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) — used for Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) — used for Mexico
Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Consulate General in Moscow — used for Italy
Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Consulate General in Moscow — used for Italy
Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation — used for Italy
Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation — used for Italy
Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation / Embassy in Minsk — used for Italy
Latvia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — used for Latvia
Latvia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — used for Latvia
Lovdata: Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven), kapittel 13 (Norway) — used for Norway
Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade — used for Luxembourg
Luxembourg Ministry of Home Affairs / Guichet.lu — used for Luxembourg
Malta Identità, Central Visa Unit — used for Malta
Malta Identità, Expatriates Unit — used for Malta
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand (SafeTravel) — used for United Arab Emirates
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia / Malaysian overseas mission — used for Malaysia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia / Malaysian overseas mission — used for Malaysia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia / Malaysian overseas mission — used for Malaysia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia / Malaysian overseas mission — used for Malaysia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand — used for Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / image.mfa.go.th — used for Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / image.mfa.go.th — used for Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / image.mfa.go.th — used for Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / image.mfa.go.th — used for Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / www.mfa.go.th — used for Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / www.thaievisa.go.th — used for Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China / China Consular Services — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China / China Consular Services — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China / China Consular Services — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website) — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (Spokesperson regular press conference, 2026-05-20) — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (Spokesperson) — used for China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye — used for Türkiye
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates — used for United Arab Emirates
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India — Indian Visa Online (e-Visa) — used for India
National Immigration Administration of the People’s Republic of China — used for China
National Immigration Administration of the People’s Republic of China — used for China
National Immigration Administration of the PRC — used for China
National Immigration Administration of the PRC — used for China
National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law) — used for China
Netherlands Immigration and Naturalisation Service — used for Netherlands
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NetherlandsWorldwide — used for Netherlands
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade — used for Australia
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Embassy in Moscow — used for Norway
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Embassy in Moscow — used for Norway
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Embassy Nairobi — used for Norway
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Embassy Nairobi — used for Norway
Poland Border Guard Headquarters — used for Poland
Poland Border Guard Headquarters — used for Poland
Poland Border Guard Headquarters — used for Poland
Portugal Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum — used for Portugal
President of the United States; The White House — used for United States
Publications Office of the EU (Cellar): Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1454 of 25 June 2026 on the suspension of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 in respect of Somalia (OJ L, 30.6.2026) — used for Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia
Registers Iceland — used for Iceland
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs — used for Türkiye
Romania General Inspectorate for Immigration — used for Romania
Romania Ministry of Foreign Affairs, eViza — used for Romania
Royal Thai Embassy, Doha (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand) — used for Thailand
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores — Sección Consular de la Embajada de México en el Reino Unido — used for Mexico
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores — Sección Consular de la Embajada de México en el Reino Unido — used for Mexico
Slovenia Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Ministry of the Interior — used for Slovenia
Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consulate General in London — used for Spain
Sri Lanka Department of Immigration and Emigration — used for Sri Lanka
Staatssekretariat für Migration SEM (Switzerland): Weisungen VFP, Januar 2026 — used for Switzerland
Sweden Government Offices — used for Sweden
Swedish Migration Agency — used for Sweden
Swiss State Secretariat for Migration SEM — used for Switzerland
Swiss State Secretariat for Migration SEM — used for Switzerland
Switzerland State Secretariat for Migration — used for Switzerland
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS), I-9 Central - Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau (Last Reviewed/Updated 03/28/2025) — used for United States
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security — used for United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection — used for United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection — used for United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection — used for United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection — used for United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (DHS) — Preclearance — used for United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection / official ESTA application website — used for United States
U.S. Department of Homeland Security — used for United States
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs — used for United States
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Affairs Manual — used for United States
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs - The Compacts of Free Association and Living in the United States — used for United States
U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas (U.S. Department of State) — CBP Preclearance Requirements in The Bahamas — used for United States
U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas (U.S. Department of State) — Important Visa Information, 'Visa-free Travel' — used for United States
U.S. Government Publishing Office / Department of State — used for United States
U.S. Government Publishing Office; 8 CFR 212.1 — used for United States
U.S. Government Publishing Office; 8 CFR 214.2(b) — used for United States
UAE Embassy in Dublin — used for United Arab Emirates
UAE Embassy in Stockholm — used for United Arab Emirates
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK): Germany travel advice — Entry requirements — used for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
UK Home Office — Common Travel Area guidance (GOV.UK) — used for United Kingdom
UK Home Office (GOV.UK) — used for United Kingdom
UK Home Office (GOV.UK) — used for United Kingdom
UK Home Office / UK Visas and Immigration (GOV.UK) — used for United Kingdom
UK Parliament — Immigration Act 1971, section 3ZA (legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives) — used for United Kingdom
UK Visas and Immigration — 'Get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK' (GOV.UK) — used for United Kingdom
UK Visas and Immigration — GOV.UK 'Check if you need a UK visa' — used for United Kingdom
UK Visas and Immigration (GOV.UK) — Check if you need a UK visa — used for United Kingdom
UK Visas and Immigration, Home Office (GOV.UK) — used for United Kingdom

Entry systems

Official sources for entry systems shared by groups of countries, such as ETIAS and EES (how we check them):

eu-LISA — European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice — used for ETIAS
eu-LISA (European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice) — used for EES
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018) — used for ETIAS
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, consolidated text 12.06.2026 — used for ETIAS
European Commission — Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1544 (Official Journal of the EU; Publications Office of the EU / EUR-Lex) — used for EES
European Commission — Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs — used for EES
European Commission — Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs — used for ETIAS
European Commission — Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs — used for ETIAS
European Commission — official EES website — used for EES
European Commission — official EES website (Travel to Europe) — used for EES
European Commission — official EES website (Travel to Europe) — used for EES
European Commission — official EES website (Travel to Europe) — used for EES
European Commission — official EES website (Travel to Europe) — used for EES
European Commission — official EES website (Travel to Europe) — used for EES
European Commission — official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) — used for ETIAS
European Commission — official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) — used for ETIAS
European Commission — official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) — used for ETIAS
European Commission — official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) — used for ETIAS
European Commission — official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) — used for ETIAS
European Commission — official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) — used for ETIAS
European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) — used for EES
European Union — European Parliament and Council; EUR-Lex — used for EES
Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (EES Regulation), consolidated text 12.06.2026 — Publications Office of the EU / EUR-Lex — used for EES
Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (EES Regulation), OJ L 327, 9.12.2017 — Publications Office of the EU / EUR-Lex — used for EES
Regulation (EU) 2025/1534 (progressive start of operations of the EES), OJ L 2025/1534, 23.7.2025 — Publications Office of the EU / EUR-Lex — used for EES

Passport validity

Official sources for how long a passport must remain valid at entry (how we check them):

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register) — 8 CFR 212.1, Department of Homeland Security, up to date as of 2026-10-15 — used for the United States
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register) — 8 CFR 214.1, Department of Homeland Security, up to date as of 2026-10-15 — used for the United States
European Commission — Your Europe — used for the Schengen area
European Parliament and Council of the European Union / EUR-Lex — used for the Schengen area
European Parliament and Council of the European Union / EUR-Lex — used for the Schengen area
Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives — United States Code, Title 8, release point Public Law 119-121 (10/09/2026) — used for the United States
Publications Office of the European Union (EUR-Lex consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Schengen Borders Code, version 12.10.2025) — used for the Schengen area
U.S. Customs and Border Protection — Documents Library, Bulletins — used for the United States
U.S. Department of Homeland Security / eCFR, Office of the Federal Register — used for the United States
U.S. Department of Homeland Security / eCFR, Office of the Federal Register — used for the United States
U.S. Department of State — Foreign Affairs Manual, 9 FAM 403.9 NIV Issuances — used for the United States
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel — used for the United States

Public visa data

Rules marked “Public data” come from publicly available visa data (data as of 17 Feb 2026), in the open dataset imorte/passport-index-data, revision 9c59780. We convert it into our own format and replace each rule once it has been checked against an official source. The dataset is published under the MIT licence:

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Economic and population data

The experimental Economic Reach and Population Reach rankings use the World Bank’s World Development Indicators(CC BY 4.0):

GDP, PPP (current international $) (NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD), 2024, retrieved 27 Sept 2026, source updated 13 Jul 2026. No 2024 data for Cuba, Eritrea, North Korea, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, South Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Yemen.
Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), 2024, retrieved 27 Sept 2026, source updated 13 Jul 2026. No 2024 data for Taiwan, Vatican City.

We use the published values as they are. The World Bank does not endorse this site.

Travel advice and human development

The travel advice shown on passport and destination pages is official advice for each country as a whole:

Global Affairs Canada, Travel Advice and Advisories, retrieved 30 Sept 2026 (196 destinations). Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Foreign travel advice (GOV.UK), retrieved 30 Sept 2026 (197 destinations). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
U.S. Department of State, Travel Advisories, retrieved 30 Sept 2026 (194 destinations). Licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work).

The Very High HDI Reach ranking uses the Human Development Index for 2023 from the UNDP, Human Development Report 2025 (licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO), retrieved 30 Sept 2026. No 2023 data for Kosovo, Macao, Monaco, North Korea, Taiwan, Vatican City.

We reduce each government’s advice to one level for the whole country and keep its original wording; advice about parts of a country is not used. None of these governments or UNDP endorse this site, and their data is shown as published.

Passport cover illustrations

The passport covers on passport pages are our own simplified drawings, marked “Illustration”. Their colour and wording — in the language and script printed on the cover — come from public photos and descriptions: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and official websites. Colours are approximate, and we don’t reproduce coats of arms or other artwork. Of 199 covers, 150 are confirmed by a source, 46 are read from photos with some uncertainty and 3 are best guesses.

Sources for each cover

Sources for each passport cover illustration
Passport	Colour	Confidence	Sources
Afghanistan	dark blue	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Albania	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Algeria	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Andorra	brown	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Angola	black	high	lex.ao, commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Antigua and Barbuda	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Argentina	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Armenia	burgundy	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, arka.am
Australia	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Austria	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, staatsdruckerei.at
Azerbaijan	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Bahamas	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Bahrain	red	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Bangladesh	green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Barbados	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org, discover.passportindex.org
Belarus	blue	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Belgium	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Belize	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org, consilium.europa.eu
Benin	green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Bhutan	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org, consilium.europa.eu
Bolivia	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Bosnia and Herzegovina	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Botswana	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Brazil	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Brunei	red	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Bulgaria	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Burkina Faso	green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Burundi	blue	low	en.wikipedia.org, consilium.europa.eu, passportindex.org
Cambodia	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Cameroon	dark green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, consilium.europa.eu
Canada	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Cape Verde	blue	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, consilium.europa.eu
Central African Republic	dark green	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Chad	dark green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Chile	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
China	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Colombia	burgundy	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, newsroom.rcnradio.com
Comoros	dark green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, consilium.europa.eu
Costa Rica	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Côte d'Ivoire	green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Croatia	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, croatiaweek.com
Cuba	blue	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Cyprus	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Czechia	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Democratic Republic of the Congo	navy	medium	irb-cisr.gc.ca, en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Denmark	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Djibouti	blue	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Dominica	black	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Dominican Republic	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, elcaribe.com.do
Ecuador	burgundy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Egypt	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
El Salvador	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, es.wikipedia.org
Equatorial Guinea	green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, consilium.europa.eu
Eritrea	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Estonia	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Eswatini	navy	low	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Ethiopia	blue	medium	platform.keesingtechnologies.com, en.wikipedia.org
Fiji	blue	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Finland	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
France	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Gabon	green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, gabonreview.com
Gambia	green	low	en.wikipedia.org, consilium.europa.eu, ecoi.net
Georgia	burgundy	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, 1tv.ge
Germany	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Ghana	dark green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, gna.org.gh
Greece	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Grenada	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, grenadaembassyusa.org
Guatemala	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, lahora.gt
Guinea	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Guinea-Bissau	dark green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Guyana	navy	high	guyana-hc-south-africa.co.za, i0.wp.com, stabroeknews.com
Haiti	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Honduras	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, es.wikipedia.org
Hong Kong	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Hungary	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Iceland	blue	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
India	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Indonesia	teal	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, imigrasi.go.id
Iran	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Iraq	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Ireland	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, ireland.ie
Israel	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Italy	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Jamaica	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, jis.gov.jm, commons.wikimedia.org
Japan	red	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Jordan	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Kazakhstan	teal	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, tengrinews.kz
Kenya	blue	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, nairobinews.nation.africa
Kiribati	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Kosovo	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Kuwait	blue	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Kyrgyzstan	navy	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, kaktus.media, en.wikipedia.org
Laos	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Latvia	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Lebanon	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Lesotho	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Liberia	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Libya	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Liechtenstein	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, llv.li
Lithuania	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, consilium.europa.eu
Luxembourg	burgundy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, guichet.public.lu
Macao	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Madagascar	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, mg.wikipedia.org
Malawi	black	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Malaysia	red	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, imi.gov.my
Maldives	red	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Mali	teal	medium	digitalbusiness.africa, fr.allafrica.com, consilium.europa.eu
Malta	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Marshall Islands	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, marshallislandsjournal.com
Mauritania	green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Mauritius	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, fr.allafrica.com
Mexico	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Micronesia	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, noteprinting.com
Moldova	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Monaco	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Mongolia	red	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Montenegro	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Morocco	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Mozambique	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, passportindex.org
Myanmar	red	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Namibia	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Nauru	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Nepal	brown	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Netherlands	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
New Zealand	black	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, odt.co.nz
Nicaragua	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Niger	green	medium	fr.apanews.net, burkina24.com, commons.wikimedia.org
Nigeria	green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
North Korea	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
North Macedonia	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Norway	red	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Oman	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Pakistan	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Palau	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, crvs.unescap.org
Palestine	black	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, passportindex.org
Panama	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Papua New Guinea	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, thenational.com.pg
Paraguay	navy	high	es.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, passportindex.org
Peru	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Philippines	maroon	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Poland	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Portugal	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Qatar	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, passportindex.org
Republic of the Congo	dark green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Romania	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Russia	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, passportindex.org
Rwanda	teal	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, passportindex.org
Saint Kitts and Nevis	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, virginislandsnewsonline.com, sknis.gov.kn
Saint Lucia	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, govt.lc
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Samoa	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
San Marino	blue	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
São Tomé and Príncipe	brown	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Saudi Arabia	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Senegal	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Serbia	burgundy	medium	serbianmonitor.com, en.wikipedia.org, novosti.rs
Seychelles	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, nation.sc
Sierra Leone	green	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Singapore	red	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Slovakia	burgundy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, tasr.sk
Slovenia	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Solomon Islands	dark green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Somalia	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
South Africa	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
South Korea	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
South Sudan	navy	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Spain	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Sri Lanka	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Sudan	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, passportindex.org
Suriname	navy	high	staatsdruckerei.at, nl.wikipedia.org
Sweden	burgundy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org
Switzerland	red	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Syria	blue	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Taiwan	dark green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Tajikistan	brown	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Tanzania	blue	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Thailand	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Timor-Leste	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Togo	teal	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Tonga	dark green	medium	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Trinidad and Tobago	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Tunisia	green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Türkiye	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, ntv.com.tr
Turkmenistan	green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Tuvalu	light blue	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Uganda	blue	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Ukraine	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
United Arab Emirates	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, commons.wikimedia.org, passportindex.org
United Kingdom	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, gov.uk
United States	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Uruguay	navy	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Uzbekistan	burgundy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Vanuatu	green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Vatican City	dark green	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Venezuela	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, es.wikipedia.org
Vietnam	navy	high	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Yemen	navy	medium	commons.wikimedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Zambia	dark green	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Zimbabwe	green	high	en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org

Maps and names

Country shapes: Natural Earth (public domain), packaged by world-atlas (ISC licence). Small countries without a shape at this scale are shown as dots.
Borders follow Natural Earth, which draws them as they are on the ground. We change them in two cases. Where the US, UK, EU, Canadian and Australian governments all recognise another country’s sovereignty, we follow them: Crimea is shown as part of Ukraine, Northern Cyprus and the UN buffer zone as part of Cyprus, and Somaliland as part of Somalia. Leased areas are shown as part of the country that leases them out: Baikonur as part of Kazakhstan, Guantánamo Bay as part of Cuba.
The outline on a country’s page shows its main territory. It leaves out islands and regions far from it, such as Hawaii or French Guiana. The faint grid lines are 10° apart.
Country names: Unicode CLDR (Unicode licence), with a few common English forms. Names are used only to describe travel rules and don’t express a position on the status of any territory.
Country codes: i18n-iso-countries (MIT licence).

Fonts and software

Newsreader by Production Type and Public Sans by the U.S. Web Design System, both under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Fonts are served from this site.
d3-geo and topojson-client (ISC licence) draw the maps when the site is built.
Flags: country-flag-icons (MIT licence), simplified 3:2 designs shown next to country names.
Built with Astro (MIT licence).