Spanish passport vs Mexican passport: which is stronger?

The Spanish passport is stronger: it reaches 164 destinations without an embassy visit, 29 more than the Mexican passport (135). The Spanish passport ranks 2 of 197 and the Mexican passport ranks 52.

The Spanish passport: 164 (125 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 8 eTA). The Mexican passport: 135 (96 visa-free, 33 on arrival, 6 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

The Spanish passport can enter 29 countries without an embassy visit that the Mexican passport cannot, among them Türkiye, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Oman and Mongolia. There is no country that the Mexican passport can enter without an embassy visit and the Spanish passport cannot. Both passports can enter 134 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.