Passport
Gambia: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Gambia. 68 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 70 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 44Visa-free
- 5ETA
- 19On arrival
- 23eVisa
- 135Visa required
GambiaPassport strength
An above-average passport 70
Rank 70 of 199. 68 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 1.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 158
A prior visa is needed for 158 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Gambia passport gives
rank 168 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2768 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law45score -0.33 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life23HDI 0.524
- Health and longevity3665.9 years life expectancy
- Education22education index 0.41
- Taxes44up to 25%, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, 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 44
Entry on your passport
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BangladeshAsia · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BelizeAmericas
BeninAfrica · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
Burkina FasoAfrica
Cape VerdeAfrica · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuineaAfrica
Guinea-BissauAfrica
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean
KiribatiOceania · 90 days
LesothoAfrica · 90 days
LiberiaAfrica
MalawiAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MaliAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MauritiusAfrica · 180 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean · 180 days
NigerAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
NiueOceania · 30 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
TogoAfrica
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
TunisiaAfrica · 90 days
UgandaAfrica · 90 days
VanuatuOceania · 30 daysETA 5
Electronic authorisation online
Ghana
Kenya
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 19
Visa issued at the border
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
BurundiAfrica
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
LaosAsia · 30 days
MacaoAsia · 30 days
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 23
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
AnguillaCaribbean
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean
BahrainMiddle East
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
IndiaAsia
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
MongoliaAsia
NicaraguaAmericas
PakistanAsia
QatarMiddle East
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
VietnamAsia
ZambiaAfrica
ZimbabweAfricaVisa required 135
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BermudaAmericas
BhutanAsia
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEurope
CameroonAfricaCanadaAmericas
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChadAfrica
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
ColombiaAmericas
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
DR CongoAfrica
EcuadorAmericas
EgyptAfrica
El SalvadorAmericas
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GeorgiaEurope
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
Hong KongAsia
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndonesiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEuropeJapanAsia
JordanMiddle East
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LibyaAfrica
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MoldovaEurope
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
OmanMiddle East
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
Papua New GuineaOceania
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
South AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
SyriaMiddle East
TaiwanAsia
TajikistanAsia
ThailandAsia
TongaOceania
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEurope
United Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +129
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+100St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +95
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +89
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +88
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +86
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Gambia: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 68 of 226 countries and territories, 44 visa-free, 5 with an ETA and 19 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 70 of 199.
Gambia: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Gambia → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Gambia → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Gambia → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 129 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 100. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.