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Denmark: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Denmark. 184 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 7 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 139Visa-free
  • 19ETA
  • 26On arrival
  • 31eVisa
  • 11Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Denmark
Rank7
No prior visa184
CodeDNK

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 7

Rank 7 of 199. 184 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 20.

United KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 42

A prior visa is needed for 42 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisaBurkina FasoeVisa
Taxes0/100up to 60.5%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Denmark passport gives

84of 100
rank 9 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

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  • Mobility95184 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law100score 1.75 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life98HDI 0.962
  • Health and longevity8681.9 years life expectancy
  • Education96education index 0.93
  • Taxes0up to 60.5%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 139

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbean · 240 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericas · 21 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 180 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 180 daysCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEuropeLesothoAfrica · 14 daysLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 180 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 90 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSamoaOceania · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbean · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 90 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 90 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysVietnamAsia · 45 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

ETA 19

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaAustralia
American SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 60 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 26

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfrica · 183 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 31

Applied for online before travel

Popular:IndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfrica

Visa required 11

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 6Luxembourg185
  2. 6Switzerland185
  3. 7Austria184
  4. 7Belgium184
  5. 7Denmark184
  6. 7Finland184
  7. 7France184
  8. 7Greece184
  9. 7Ireland184

Frequently asked questions

Denmark: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 184 of 226 countries and territories, 139 visa-free, 19 with an ETA and 26 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 7 of 199.

Denmark: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. This is a Schengen country, its citizens have freedom of movement.

Denmark → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Denmark → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Denmark → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 12. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.