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Passport comparison · 2026 data

Indonesian passport vs Egyptian passport: which is stronger?

Indonesian passport ahead

The Indonesian passport is stronger: it reaches 78 destinations without an embassy visit, 28 more than the Egyptian passport (50).

Side by side

MeasureIndonesian passportEgyptian passport
World rank111 of 197160 of 197
Without an embassy visit7850
Visa-free4317
Visa on arrival3131
eTA42
e-Visa3444
Visa required84102

Counts are out of the other 196 sovereign countries. “Without an embassy visit” is visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA together.

Places the Indonesian passport can enter without an embassy visit and the Egyptian passport cannot 37

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Places the Egyptian passport can enter without an embassy visit and the Indonesian passport cannot 8

What both can enter

41 countries are open to both passports without an embassy visit. The two home countries are not counted in these lists.

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Questions

Which is stronger, the Indonesian passport or the Egyptian passport?

The Indonesian passport is stronger: it reaches 78 destinations without an embassy visit, 28 more than the Egyptian passport (50). The Indonesian passport ranks 111 of 197 and the Egyptian passport ranks 160.

How many countries can the Indonesian passport and the Egyptian passport enter without an embassy visit?

The Indonesian passport: 78 (43 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 4 eTA). The Egyptian passport: 50 (17 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 2 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

Where can one passport go that the other cannot?

The Indonesian passport can enter 37 countries without an embassy visit that the Egyptian passport cannot, among them Albania, Türkiye, Armenia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Egyptian passport can enter 8 countries without an embassy visit that the Indonesian passport cannot, among them Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Lebanon and Nigeria. Both passports can enter 41 of the same countries without an embassy visit. The two home countries are left out of these counts.

How is passport strength measured here?

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.

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Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.