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The strength of the Nigerian passport has been questioned by many on the visa free countries for Nigerians which is why this post is out for the general public to statistically prove the countries eligible for Nigerian passport holder.
Nigeria, a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi), the largest country in Africa with a population of over 225 million.
This is the summary of the Nigerian passport mobility strength in the world travel ranking
Visa Free: 23 countries
These countries include; Barbados, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Cote D’Ivoir, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bisau, Haiti, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Sierra-Leone, Togo, Vanuatu
eVisa : 25 countries
These countries include; Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahrain, Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Visa On Arrival: 18 countries
Unlike the visa free countries for Nigerian passport holders, some countries issue you visa on arrival and these include; Angola, Bolivia, Burundi, Comoros, Guyana, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Palau, Rwanda, Samoa, Somalia, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu.
There are a total number of 144 countries that require visa from Nigerian passport holders before leaving Nigeria to visit their countries.
Statistically, the Nigerian International passport has a world reach of 28%
Using the statistics from Passport Index below are the summary of every countries which the Nigerian passport can enter as visa free, on arrival, as well as the ones that require evisa and those that need you to submit applications at the embassy.
Afghanistan | visa required |
Albania | eVisa |
Algeria | visa required |
Andorra | visa required |
Angola | pre-visa on arrival |
Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa |
Argentina | visa required |
Armenia | visa required |
Australia | eVisa |
Austria | visa required |
Azerbaijan | COVID-19 ban |
Bahamas | visa required |
Bahrain | eVisa |
Bangladesh | visa required |
Barbados | visa-free/180 days |
Belarus | visa required |
Belgium | visa required |
Belize | visa required |
Benin | visa-free/90 days |
Bhutan | visa required |
Bolivia | visa on arrival / eVisa/90 days |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | visa required |
Botswana | eVisa |
Brazil | visa required |
Brunei | visa required |
Bulgaria | visa required |
Burkina Faso | visa-free |
Burundi | visa on arrival/30 days |
Cambodia | eVisa/30 days |
Cameroon | visa-free/90 days |
Canada | visa required |
Cape Verde | visa-free (EASE) |
Central African Republic | visa required |
Chad | visa-free/90 days |
Chile | visa required |
China | visa required |
Colombia | eVisa |
Comoros | visa on arrival/45 days |
Congo | visa required |
Congo (Dem. Rep.) | eVisa/90 days |
Costa Rica | visa required |
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | visa-free/90 days |
Croatia | visa required |
Cuba | visa required |
Cyprus | visa required |
Czech Republic | visa required |
Denmark | visa required |
Djibouti | eVisa |
Dominica | visa-free/180 days |
Dominican Republic | visa required |
Ecuador | eVisa |
Egypt | visa required |
El Salvador | visa required |
Equatorial Guinea | visa required |
Eritrea | visa required |
Estonia | visa required |
Eswatini | visa required |
Ethiopia | eVisa/90 days |
Fiji | visa-free/120 days |
Finland | visa required |
France | visa required |
Gabon | eVisa/90 days |
Gambia | visa-free/90 days |
Georgia | visa required |
Germany | visa required |
Ghana | visa-free |
Greece | visa required |
Grenada | visa required |
Guatemala | visa required |
Guinea | visa-free |
Guinea-Bissau | visa-free |
Guyana | pre-visa on arrival |
Haiti | visa-free/90 days |
Honduras | visa required |
Hong Kong | visa required |
Hungary | visa required |
Iceland | visa required |
India | visa required |
Indonesia | visa required |
Iran | eVisa/30 days |
Iraq | visa required |
Ireland | visa required |
Israel | visa required |
Italy | visa required |
Jamaica | visa required |
Japan | visa required |
Jordan | visa required |
Kazakhstan | eVisa |
Kenya | eVisa/90 days |
Kiribati | visa required |
Kosovo | visa required |
Kuwait | visa required |
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa |
Laos | visa required |
Latvia | visa required |
Lebanon | visa on arrival/30 days |
Lesotho | eVisa/14 days |
Liberia | visa-free |
Libya | visa required |
Liechtenstein | visa required |
Lithuania | visa required |
Luxembourg | visa required |
Macao | COVID-19 ban |
Madagascar | visa on arrival / eVisa/90 days |
Malawi | eVisa/90 days |
Malaysia | eVisa/14 days |
Maldives | visa on arrival/30 days |
Mali | visa-free |
Malta | visa required |
Marshall Islands | visa required |
Mauritania | visa on arrival |
Mauritius | visa on arrival/14 days |
Mexico | visa required |
Micronesia | visa-free/30 days |
Moldova | eVisa |
Monaco | visa required |
Mongolia | visa required |
Montenegro | visa required |
Morocco | visa required |
Mozambique | visa on arrival/30 days |
Myanmar [Burma] | visa required |
Namibia | visa on arrival/90 days |
Nauru | visa required |
Nepal | visa required |
Netherlands | visa required |
New Zealand | visa required |
Nicaragua | visa required |
Niger | visa-free |
North Korea | visa required |
North Macedonia | visa required |
Norway | visa required |
Oman | eVisa |
Pakistan | eVisa |
Palau | visa on arrival/30 days |
Palestinian Territories | visa required |
Panama | visa required |
Papua New Guinea | visa required |
Paraguay | visa required |
Peru | visa required |
Philippines | visa required |
Poland | visa required |
Portugal | visa required |
Qatar | Hayya Entry Permit/30 days |
Romania | visa required |
Russian Federation | visa required |
Rwanda | visa on arrival / eVisa/30 days |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | visa-free/90 days |
Saint Lucia | visa required |
Samoa | visa on arrival/60 days |
San Marino | visa required |
Sao Tome and Principe | eVisa |
Saudi Arabia | visa required |
Senegal | visa-free/90 days |
Serbia | visa required |
Seychelles | tourist registration/90 days |
Sierra Leone | visa-free |
Singapore | eVisa |
Slovakia | visa required |
Slovenia | visa required |
Solomon Islands | visa required |
Somalia | visa on arrival/30 days |
South Africa | eVisa |
South Korea | visa required |
South Sudan | eVisa |
Spain | visa required |
Sri Lanka | visa required |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | visa required |
Sudan | visa required |
Suriname | eVisa |
Sweden | visa required |
Switzerland | visa required |
Syria | visa required |
Taiwan | visa required |
Tajikistan | eVisa |
Tanzania | eVisa |
Thailand | visa required |
Timor-Leste | visa on arrival/30 days |
Togo | visa-free |
Tonga | visa required |
Trinidad and Tobago | visa required |
Tunisia | visa required |
Turkey | visa required |
Turkmenistan | visa required |
Tuvalu | visa on arrival/30 days |
Uganda | eVisa |
Ukraine | visa required |
United Arab Emirates | eVisa |
United Kingdom | visa required |
United States of America | visa required |
Uruguay | visa required |
Uzbekistan | eVisa |
Vanuatu | visa-free/30 days |
Vatican City | visa required |
Venezuela | visa required |
Viet Nam | visa required |
Yemen | visa required |
Zambia | eVisa |
Zimbabwe | eVisa |