Botswana Passport
Gaborone
Global rank
#53of 94
Mobility score
77
Year change
destinationsThe Botswana passport ranks #53 in the world for 2026 with a mobility score of 77. Botswana passport holders can travel to 77 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 47 visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival, and 6 with an electronic travel authorization (eTA). Restricted access. Advance visas required for most travel.
Capital
Gaborone
Continent
Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Global percentile
Top 56%
Where can you travel?
A complete, searchable breakdown of every destination by visa type and allowed stay.
47
no prior visa
24
no prior visa
6
no prior visa
30
visa needed
91
visa needed
Enter freely with just your passport, no visa needed.
AngolaMiddle Africa30 days visa-free
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean180 days visa-free
BahamasCaribbean90 days visa-free
BangladeshSouthern Asia90 days visa-free
BarbadosCaribbean180 days visa-free
BelizeCentral AmericaVisa-free
BeninWestern Africa90 days visa-free
BrazilSouth America90 days visa-free
DominicaCaribbean180 days visa-free
Dominican RepublicCaribbeanVisa-free
EcuadorSouth America90 days visa-free
EswatiniSouthern Africa30 days visa-free
FijiMelanesia120 days visa-free
GambiaWestern Africa90 days visa-free
GeorgiaWestern Asia12 months
GhanaWestern Africa60 days visa-free
GrenadaCaribbean90 days visa-free
GuyanaSouth America90 days visa-free
HaitiCaribbean90 days visa-free
Hong KongEastern Asia90 days visa-free
IsraelWestern Asia90 days visa-free
JamaicaCaribbeanVisa-free
KiribatiMicronesia90 days visa-free
KosovoSoutheast Europe90 days visa-free
LesothoSouthern AfricaVisa-free
MalawiEastern Africa90 days visa-free
MalaysiaSouth-Eastern Asia30 days visa-free
MauritiusEastern Africa90 days visa-free
MicronesiaMicronesia30 days visa-free
MozambiqueEastern AfricaVisa-free
NamibiaSouthern Africa90 days visa-free
PanamaCentral America90 days visa-free
PhilippinesSouth-Eastern Asia30 days visa-free
RussiaEastern Europe30 days visa-free
RwandaEastern Africa30 days visa-free
Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean90 days visa-free
Saint LuciaCaribbean42 days visa-free
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean90 days visa-free
SeychellesEastern Africa90 days visa-free
SingaporeSouth-Eastern Asia30 days visa-free
South AfricaSouthern Africa90 days visa-free
TanzaniaEastern Africa90 days visa-free
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbeanVisa-free
UgandaEastern Africa90 days visa-free
VanuatuMelanesia120 days visa-free
ZambiaEastern Africa90 days visa-free
ZimbabweEastern Africa90 days visa-free
How it compares
vs global average
-22 destinations
vs Africa average
+18 destinations
Access by region
Destinations you can enter without a prior visa, per continent.
- North America14 / 23
- Oceania8 / 14
- Africa30 / 53
- Asia18 / 50
- South America4 / 12
- Europe3 / 46
Complete visa requirement list for Botswana passport holders
Every destination grouped by visa type, with the allowed length of stay. Expand each group to see the full country-by-country breakdown.
Visa-free countries for Botswana passport holders
47
- Angola30 days visa-free
- Antigua and Barbuda180 days visa-free
- Bahamas90 days visa-free
- Bangladesh90 days visa-free
- Barbados180 days visa-free
- BelizeVisa-free
- Benin90 days visa-free
- Brazil90 days visa-free
- Dominica180 days visa-free
- Dominican RepublicVisa-free
- Ecuador90 days visa-free
- Eswatini30 days visa-free
- Fiji120 days visa-free
- Gambia90 days visa-free
- Georgia12 months
- Ghana60 days visa-free
- Grenada90 days visa-free
- Guyana90 days visa-free
- Haiti90 days visa-free
- Hong Kong90 days visa-free
- Israel90 days visa-free
- JamaicaVisa-free
- Kiribati90 days visa-free
- Kosovo90 days visa-free
- LesothoVisa-free
- Malawi90 days visa-free
- Malaysia30 days visa-free
- Mauritius90 days visa-free
- Micronesia30 days visa-free
- MozambiqueVisa-free
- Namibia90 days visa-free
- Panama90 days visa-free
- Philippines30 days visa-free
- Russia30 days visa-free
- Rwanda30 days visa-free
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days visa-free
- Saint Lucia42 days visa-free
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days visa-free
- Seychelles90 days visa-free
- Singapore30 days visa-free
- South Africa90 days visa-free
- Tanzania90 days visa-free
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free
- Uganda90 days visa-free
- Vanuatu120 days visa-free
- Zambia90 days visa-free
- Zimbabwe90 days visa-free
Visa on arrival countries for Botswana passport holders
24
BoliviaVisa on arrival
BurundiVisa on arrival
CambodiaVisa on arrival
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
ComorosVisa on arrival
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
IranVisa on arrival
LaosVisa on arrival
MacauVisa on arrival
MadagascarVisa on arrival
MaldivesVisa on arrival
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
NepalVisa on arrival
NigeriaVisa on arrival
PalauVisa on arrival
QatarVisa on arrival
SamoaVisa on arrival
SenegalVisa on arrival
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
Sri LankaVisa on arrival
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
TuvaluVisa on arrival
eTA countries for Botswana passport holders
6
Ivory CoasteTA required
KenyaeTA required
PakistaneTA required
Papua New GuineaeTA required
South KoreaeTA required
United KingdomeTA required
eVisa countries for Botswana passport holders
30
AlbaniaeVisa online
AustraliaeVisa online
BahraineVisa online
BhutaneVisa online
Burkina FasoeVisa online
CamerooneVisa online
ColombiaeVisa online
CubaeVisa online
DR CongoeVisa online
El SalvadoreVisa online
Equatorial GuineaeVisa online
GaboneVisa online
GuineaeVisa online
IndiaeVisa online
IndonesiaeVisa online
IraqeVisa online
KazakhstaneVisa online
KyrgyzstaneVisa online
LibyaeVisa online
MoldovaeVisa online
MongoliaeVisa online
OmaneVisa online
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa online
SomaliaeVisa online
South SudaneVisa online
SyriaeVisa online
TajikistaneVisa online
TogoeVisa online
United Arab EmirateseVisa online
VietnameVisa online
Visa required countries for Botswana passport holders
91
AfghanistanVisa required
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa required
ArgentinaVisa required
ArmeniaVisa required
AustriaVisa required
AzerbaijanVisa required
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BruneiVisa required
BulgariaVisa required
CanadaVisa required
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa required
ChinaVisa required
CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
CroatiaVisa required
CyprusVisa required
CzechiaVisa required
DenmarkVisa required
EgyptVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa required
FinlandVisa required
FranceVisa required
GermanyVisa required
GreeceVisa required
GuatemalaVisa required
HondurasVisa required
HungaryVisa required
IcelandVisa required
IrelandVisa required
ItalyVisa required
JapanVisa required
JordanVisa required
KuwaitVisa required
LatviaVisa required
LebanonVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa required
LithuaniaVisa required
LuxembourgVisa required
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa required
Marshall IslandsVisa required
MexicoVisa required
MonacoVisa required
MontenegroVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NauruVisa required
NetherlandsVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
NicaraguaVisa required
NigerVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa required
PalestineVisa required
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa required
PolandVisa required
PortugalVisa required
RomaniaVisa required
San MarinoVisa required
Saudi ArabiaVisa required
SerbiaVisa required
SlovakiaVisa required
SloveniaVisa required
Solomon IslandsVisa required
SpainVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa required
SwedenVisa required
SwitzerlandVisa required
TaiwanVisa required
ThailandVisa required
TongaVisa required
TunisiaVisa required
TürkiyeVisa required
TurkmenistanVisa required
UkraineVisa required
United StatesVisa required
UruguayVisa required
UzbekistanVisa required
Vatican CityVisa required
VenezuelaVisa required
YemenVisa required
Botswana passport — frequently asked questions
How many countries can Botswana passport holders visit visa-free in 2026?
Botswana passport holders can visit 77 destinations without a prior visa — 47 visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival, and 6 with an eTA. This gives the Botswana passport a mobility score of 77.
What is the Botswana passport ranking?
The Botswana passport ranks #53 out of 94 ranking tiers worldwide, placing it in the "Limited" tier of global travel freedom with a mobility score of 77.
Which countries can Botswana passport holders visit without a visa?
Visa-free destinations for Botswana passport holders include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Eswatini, plus 35 more countries.
Where do Botswana passport holders need a visa in advance?
91 destinations require Botswana passport holders to arrange a visa before travelling, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan and Belarus.
What is the difference between visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA?
Visa-free means you enter with just your passport. Visa on arrival means you obtain a visa at the border. An eTA (electronic travel authorization) is a quick online approval you get before you fly. All three let you travel without arranging a traditional visa in advance.
How is the Botswana passport mobility score calculated?
The mobility score of 77 counts every destination a Botswana passport holder can reach without a pre-departure visa: visa-free entries, visa on arrival, and eTA destinations, based on the Passport Index visa-requirement dataset.
