In 2024, the Henley Passport Index unveiled the list of visa-free countries for Nigerian passport holders. This index ranks passports globally based on the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. According to the index, Nigeria is positioned 95th among 104 countries with the most powerful passports.
Furthermore, the index revealed that Nigerian passport holders can travel to about 45 visa-free countries. These countries include Barbados, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, and more. The full list of countries is provided below:
1. Barbados
2. Benin
3. Burkina Faso
4. Burundi
5. Cambodia
6. Cameroon
7. Cape Verde Islands
8. Chad
9. Comoro Islands
10. Cook Islands
11. Cote d’Ivoire
12. Djibouti
13. Dominican Republic
14. Fiji
15. Ghana
16. Guinea
17. Guinea-Bissau
18. Haiti
19. Iran
20. Kenya
21. Kiribati
22. Lebanon
23. Liberia
24. Madagascar
25. Maldives
26. Mali
27. Mauritiana
28. Mauritius
29. Micronesia
30. Montserrat
31. Mozambique
32. Niger
33. Niue
34. Palau Islands
35. Rwanda
36. Samoa
37. Senegal
38. Sierra Leone
39. Somalia
40. St. Kitts and Nevis
41. The Gambia
42. Timor-Leste
43. Togo
44. Tuvalu
45. Vanuatu
The index also compared Nigeria’s passport ranking to other countries, revealing that Nigeria sits behind Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Benin Republic, and Namibia.
