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Panama: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Panama. 143 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 30 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 108Visa-free
  • 9ETA
  • 26On arrival
  • 39eVisa
  • 44Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Panama
Rank30
No prior visa143
CodePAN

Passport strength

A strong passport 30

Rank 30 of 199. 143 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 14.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free30 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 83

A prior visa is needed for 83 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

United StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandVisa requiredChinaVisa requiredUnited Arab EmiratesVisa requiredIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Panama passport gives

71of 100
rank 44 of 199

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

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility71143 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law51score -0.10 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life77HDI 0.839
  • Health and longevity7979.6 years life expectancy
  • Education67education index 0.73
  • Taxes75up to 25%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, 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 108

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArubaCaribbean · 90 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 30 daysBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCayman IslandsCaribbeanChileAmericas · 90 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 180 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericas · 90 daysFrench PolynesiaOceania · 90 daysFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEuropeGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 180 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 30 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 30 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 180 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbeanNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEurope · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVatican CityEuropeVietnamAsia · 90 days

ETA 9

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaKenya
IsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 days

On arrival 26

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ArmeniaEgyptMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfricaCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfricaEgyptAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfricaNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysTanzaniaAfricaTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 39

Applied for online before travel

Popular:IndiaCubaAustralia
AfghanistanAsiaAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBotswanaAfricaCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKyrgyzstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMongoliaAsiaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTaiwanAsiaTajikistanAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVenezuelaAmericas

Visa required 44

Through a consulate

Popular:United StatesUnited Arab EmiratesChinaSerbiaIndonesiaCanada
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaBruneiAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaChinaAsiaEritreaAfricaEswatiniAfricaFijiOceaniaGambiaAfricaGhanaAfricaGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaHaitiCaribbeanIndonesiaAsiaKuwaitMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaMaliAfricaMarshall IslandsOceaniaMoroccoAfricaNauruOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaOmanMiddle EastPapua New GuineaOceaniaPuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaSenegalAfricaSerbiaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSudanAfricaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVanuatuOceaniaYemenMiddle 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. 28Mauritius147
  2. 29Paraguay144
  3. 29Trinidad and Tobago144
  4. 30Macao143
  5. 30Panama143
  6. 31Dominica142
  7. 31Ukraine142
  8. 32Peru141
  9. 33St. Lucia140

Frequently asked questions

Panama: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 143 of 226 countries and territories, 108 visa-free, 9 with an ETA and 26 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 30 of 199.

Panama: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Panama → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Panama → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Panama → 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 43 destinations without a prior visa, Türkiye adds 31. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.