Global rank
#3
Sweden • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free123 · 62%
Visa on arrival27 · 14%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required38 · 19%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
31
Union Members
World reach
81%
About the Sweden passport
The Sweden passport ranks #3 of 200 globally, ahead of 99% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Belgium and Denmark, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Sweden citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Sweden citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Sweden applies a top marginal income tax rate of 57% and a capital gains tax rate of 30%. The country operates a high tax regime, under which residents pay tax on worldwide income at high marginal rates. Those considering Sweden for relocation should account for the high worldwide income tax exposure when structuring international income.
Sweden is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Sweden passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Sweden compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Sweden passport ranks 11th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.