The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Algeria passport: rank 173 of 199
The Algeria passport scores 40.8 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 52 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 63.2, rank 156).
Photo: Sunrise over the Hoggar from Assekrem · IssamBarhoumi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Algeria passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 3.0 / 30 | 52 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 10% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 12.0 / 15 | On the EU list of high-risk third countries |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.4 / 10 | Political stability 54/100 · rule of law 48/100 · embassies or consulates in 102 countries. |
| Investor Score | 40.8 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Algeria passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free24
- Angola · 30 days
- Barbados · 90 days
- Benin · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Kenya · 90 days
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Morocco · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Palestine
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Syria
- Tunisia · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation2
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka · 60 days
Visa on arrival26
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bolivia · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Ghana · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Lebanon · 30 days
- Macao
- Madagascar · 60 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mauritius · 15 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 60 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
E-visa48
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Moldova
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Visa required98
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- St Lucia
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
Right to live and work
Where Algeria citizens can live and work
Algeria citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Algeria citizens
Banking
- On the EU list of high-risk third countries
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 54/100 · rule of law 48/100 · embassies or consulates in 102 countries.
Algeria passport: common questions
How many countries can Algeria passport holders visit without a visa? +
52 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 24 visa-free, 2 with an electronic travel authorisation and 26 with a visa on arrival. A further 48 offer an e-visa, and 98 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Algeria citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Algeria passport good for investors? +
It ranks 173 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 40.8 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Tax and obligations; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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