Austria’s passport continues to be one of the most travel-friendly in the world. In the current ranking by Passport Reports, it ranks 10th out of 199 countries.

It is awarded 173 mobility points and a global access rate of 87.4 percent. This is due to various forms of facilitated entry.

According to the ranking, 119 of the 173 accessible destinations are visa-free.

A further 44 destinations can be visited with a visa on arrival or comparable facilitated entry regulations. For ten destinations, an electronic travel authorization is required.

For 25 destinations, however, Austrian travelers must apply for a traditional visa in advance.

This results in a global access rate of 87.4 percent according to Passport Reports.

On a regional level, Passport Reports shows 100 percent access for Austria in several regions when visa-free entry, visas on arrival, or facilitated procedures and electronic travel authorizations are considered together.

This includes Europe, South America, the Caribbean, the Gulf States, and North America.

In Oceania, the value is 92.9 percent. For the Middle East, 82.4 percent is reported, for Asia 82.0 percent. Central Asia comes in at 80.0 percent, Africa at 72.2 percent.

For individual travel destinations, the dataset also lists the respective entry requirements and possible lengths of stay.

For the USA, for example, 90 days with electronic travel authorization are specified, for Canada 180 days.

In the Seychelles, Passport Reports lists a tourist registration and 90 days. Cabo Verde is listed with EASE and a stay duration of 30 days, the Dominican Republic with E-Ticket and 30 days.

Within Europe, Austria ranks 14th out of 47 countries.

Among the 29 Schengen states and the 38 OECD countries, the Austrian passport also ranks 14th. Among the 159 WTO members, it is ranked 17th.

Among the 57 OSCE participating states, Austria again ranks 14th. Among the eight federal parliamentary republics, Austria is even ranked 2nd.

Passport Reports also considers the opposite direction: What facilitations apply for foreign passport holders when entering Austria?

In this so-called welcome ranking, Austria is ranked 92nd out of 199 countries.

The two rankings measure different things. While the passport ranking shows where people with an Austrian passport can travel, the welcome ranking is about the entry of foreign nationals into Austria.

The fact that different passport rankings can lead to different results may be due to the respective evaluation methods.

Differences arise, for example, from which types of access are evaluated, how categories are defined, or how ties are resolved.

Passport Reports uses a fixed order for this: First, the mobility value from visa-free destinations, visas on arrival or facilitated procedures, and electronic travel authorizations is counted. In the event of a tie, the number of visa-free destinations is compared first, then the electronic travel authorizations, and finally the visas on arrival or facilitated entry procedures.

If these values are also identical, the relevant passports share the same rank.

This is intended to ensure evaluation according to a uniform and comprehensible method for all countries.

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