Filipino passport vs Egyptian passport: which is stronger?

The Filipino passport is stronger: it reaches 64 destinations without an embassy visit, 14 more than the Egyptian passport (50). The Filipino passport ranks 130 of 197 and the Egyptian passport ranks 160.

The Filipino passport: 64 (34 visa-free, 27 on arrival, 3 eTA). The Egyptian passport: 50 (17 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 2 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

The Filipino passport can enter 24 countries without an embassy visit that the Egyptian passport cannot, among them Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan and Israel. The Egyptian passport can enter 10 countries without an embassy visit that the Filipino passport cannot, among them Jordan, Zimbabwe, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Lebanon. 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.