Spanish passport vs Ukrainian passport: which is stronger?

The Spanish passport is stronger: it reaches 164 destinations without an embassy visit, 31 more than the Ukrainian passport (133). The Spanish passport ranks 2 of 197 and the Ukrainian passport ranks 56.

The Spanish passport: 164 (125 visa-free, 31 on arrival, 8 eTA). The Ukrainian passport: 133 (92 visa-free, 38 on arrival, 3 eTA). Both count the 196 other sovereign countries.

The Spanish passport can enter 33 countries without an embassy visit that the Ukrainian passport cannot, among them United Kingdom, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, China and Philippines. The Ukrainian passport can enter 2 countries without an embassy visit that the Spanish passport cannot, among them Azerbaijan and Russia. Both passports can enter 130 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.