List of 45 Visa-Free Countries for Nigerian Passport Holders in 2024

The Henley Passport Index recently released the latest ranking of the most powerful passports in the world. This global passport-ranking website assesses passports based on the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The index, backed by data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Henley & Partners' research team, positioned Nigeria at 95th out of 104 countries with the most powerful passports.

Nigeria is ranked behind countries such as Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Benin Republic, and Namibia, which are at 76th, 83rd, 67th, 65th, 71st, 79th, and 65th positions, respectively.

Despite the ranking, the index reveals that Nigerians can now travel to approximately 45 visa-free countries with their passports. Here is the full list:

1. 1.Barbados
2. 2.Benin
3. 3.Burkina Faso
4. 4.Burundi
5. 5.Cambodia
6. 6.Cameroon
7. 7.Cape Verde Islands
8. 8.Chad
9. 9.Comoro Islands
10. 10.Cook Islands
11. 11.Cote d'Ivoire
12. 12.Djibouti
13. 13.Dominican Republic
14. 14.Fiji
15. 15.Ghana
16. 16.Guinea
17. 17.Guinea-Bissau
18. 18.Haiti
19. 19.Iran
20. 20.Kenya
21. 21.Kiribati
22. 22.Lebanon
23. 23.Liberia
24. 24.Madagascar
25. 25.Maldives
26. 26.Mali
27. 27.Mauritiana
28. 28.Mauritius
29. 29.Micronesia
30. 30.Montserrat
31. 31.Mozambique
32. 32.Niger
33. 33.Niue
34. 34.Palau Islands
35. 35.Rwanda
36. 36.Samoa
37. 37.Senegal
38. 38.Sierra Leone
39. 39.Somalia
40. 40.St. Kitts and Nevis
41. 41.The Gambia
42. 42.Timor-Leste
43. 43.Togo
44. 44.Tuvalu
45. 45.Vanuatu