Indian passport vs Egyptian passport: which is stronger?

The Indian passport is stronger: it reaches 57 destinations without an embassy visit, 7 more than the Egyptian passport (50). The Indian passport ranks 144 of 197 and the Egyptian passport ranks 160.

The Indian passport: 57 (26 visa-free, 28 on arrival, 3 eTA). The Egyptian passport: 50 (17 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 2 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

The Indian passport can enter 17 countries without an embassy visit that the Egyptian passport cannot, among them Thailand, Myanmar, Qatar, Mongolia, Bhutan and Ethiopia. The Egyptian passport can enter 10 countries without an embassy visit that the Indian passport cannot, among them Nicaragua, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Lebanon and Mozambique. Both passports can enter 40 of the same countries without an embassy visit. The two home countries are left out of these counts.

We count the other 196 sovereign countries a passport can enter with visa-free entry, a visa on arrival or an eTA. An e-Visa counts as a visa. The data is the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Other indexes count differently, so their rankings can differ, and rules change often, so check the official source before you book.