Russian passport vs Egyptian passport: which is stronger?

The Russian passport is stronger: it reaches 115 destinations without an embassy visit, 65 more than the Egyptian passport (50). The Russian passport ranks 74 of 197 and the Egyptian passport ranks 160.

The Russian passport: 115 (76 visa-free, 33 on arrival, 6 eTA). The Egyptian passport: 50 (17 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 2 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

The Russian passport can enter 69 countries without an embassy visit that the Egyptian passport cannot, among them Montenegro, Türkiye, Georgia, Armenia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Egyptian passport can enter 5 countries without an embassy visit that the Russian passport cannot, among them Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Nigeria and Yemen. Both passports can enter 45 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.