The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Palestine passport: rank 155 of 199
The Palestine passport scores 43.2 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 34 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 54.6, rank 177).
Photo: Bethlehem · Lux Moundi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Palestine passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 3.4 / 30 | 34 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 11% 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 | 5.5 / 10 | Not established yet; Not established yet; Not established yet |
| Stability and consular protection | 4.3 / 10 | Political stability 32/100 · rule of law 43/100 · embassies or consulates in 101 countries. |
| Investor Score | 43.2 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Palestine 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-free12
Electronic travel authorisation4
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Seychelles
- South Africa · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
Visa on arrival18
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi · 30 days
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Djibouti · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda
- Senegal · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Zimbabwe · 30 days
E-visa66
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Türkiye
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Visa required95
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Entry refused or restricted1
Right to live and work
Where Palestine citizens can live and work
Palestine 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 Palestine 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
- Not established yet
- Not established yet
- Not established yet
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 32/100 · rule of law 43/100 · embassies or consulates in 101 countries.
Some indicators are estimated from regional medians: Citizenship flexibility.
Palestine passport: common questions
How many countries can Palestine passport holders visit without a visa? +
34 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 12 visa-free, 4 with an electronic travel authorisation and 18 with a visa on arrival. A further 66 offer an e-visa, and 96 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Palestine 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 Palestine passport good for investors? +
It ranks 155 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 43.2 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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