The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Guatemala passport: rank 71 of 199
The Guatemala passport scores 59.7 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 118 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 117.8, rank 85).
Photo: Semuc Champey, Alta Verapaz · Christopher Crouzet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Guatemala passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 16.2 / 30 | 118 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 54% 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 | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 9.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 4.5 / 10 | Political stability 62/100 · rule of law 42/100 · embassies or consulates in 44 countries. |
| Investor Score | 59.7 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Guatemala 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-free80
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados · 90 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Colombia · 180 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador
- Estonia · 90 days
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Haiti
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 30 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Ireland
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 180 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Russia · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Taiwan · 90 days
- Thailand · 60 days
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Türkiye
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vatican City
- Zambia · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation4
- Israel · 90 days
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 90 days
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival34
- Armenia · 120 days
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
- Cuba
- Guinea-Bissau
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mauritania
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Somalia · 30 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Lucia
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Togo · 7 days
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe · 30 days
E-visa26
Visa required53
- Algeria
- Australia
- Belarus
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mali
- Mexico
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
- Republic of the Congo
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Guatemala citizens can live and work
Guatemala 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 Guatemala citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 62/100 · rule of law 42/100 · embassies or consulates in 44 countries.
Some indicators are estimated from regional medians: Tax and obligations.
Guatemala passport: common questions
How many countries can Guatemala passport holders visit without a visa? +
118 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 80 visa-free, 4 with an electronic travel authorisation and 34 with a visa on arrival. A further 26 offer an e-visa, and 53 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Guatemala citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Guatemala passport good for investors? +
It ranks 71 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 59.7 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; 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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