Passport
Ghana: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Ghana. 66 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 72 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 47Visa-free
- 4ETA
- 15On arrival
- 44eVisa
- 116Visa required
GhanaPassport strength
A mid-level passport 72
Rank 72 of 199. 66 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 2.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 160
A prior visa is needed for 160 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 Ghana passport gives
rank 131 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2666 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law54score 0.03 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life41HDI 0.628
- Health and longevity3565.5 years life expectancy
- Education43education index 0.55
- Taxes45up to 35%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- 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 47
Entry on your passport
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BangladeshAsia · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BelizeAmericas
BeninAfrica · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
Burkina FasoAfrica
Cape VerdeAfrica · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
Côte d'IvoireAfrica · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
GambiaAfrica · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuineaAfrica
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
GuyanaAmericas · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean
KenyaAfrica · 90 days
KiribatiOceania · 90 days
LiberiaAfrica
MalawiAfrica · 90 days
MaliAfrica
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean
NigerAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
NiueOceania · 30 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 90 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
South AfricaAfrica · 90 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
TogoAfrica
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
UgandaAfrica · 90 days
VanuatuOceania · 120 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 90 daysETA 4
Electronic authorisation online
Mozambique
SeychellesOn arrival 15
Visa issued at the border
BurundiAfrica
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 15 days
JordanMiddle East · 30 days
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica
PalauOceania · 30 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 dayseVisa 44
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
AngolaAfrica
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
BoliviaAmericas
BotswanaAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
EcuadorAmericas
El SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GeorgiaEurope
Hong KongAsia
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LesothoAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MalaysiaAsia
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
MongoliaAsia
MyanmarAsia
NicaraguaAmericas
OmanMiddle East
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SurinameAmericas
SyriaMiddle East
TajikistanAsia
ThailandAsia
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East
UzbekistanAsia
VietnamAsiaVisa required 116
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CubaCaribbean
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EgyptAfrica
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndonesiaAsia
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEuropeJapanAsia
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LaosAsia
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
NauruOceania
NepalAsia
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
Sri LankaAsia
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
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.
- +130
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+104St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +98
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +93
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +92
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +90
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Nearby in the ranking
- 69Kenya69
- 69
Morocco69 - 70Gambia68
- 71Azerbaijan67
- 72Ghana66
- 72Tanzania66
- 73Benin65
- 73Philippines65
- 74Cape Verde64
Frequently asked questions
Ghana: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 66 of 226 countries and territories, 47 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 15 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 72 of 199.
Ghana: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Ghana → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Ghana → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Ghana → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 130 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 104. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.