Updated 2026-07-03
Mauritania passport
The Mauritania passport sits near the bottom of the global ranking (#77), with only 26 fully visa-free destinations. Adding 25 visa-on-arrival and 50 eVisa/eTA destinations, holders can travel with relative ease to 101 of 198 destinations. Current travel freedom score: 52.
Within Africa, 26 visa-free destinations means advance planning and visa paperwork remain necessary for most international trips. The remaining 97 destinations require a traditional visa — check the map and list below before booking.
- Travel freedom score
- 52
- Visa-free
- 26
- Visa on arrival
- 25
- eVisa / eTA
- 50
- Visa required
- 97
- Global rank
- #77 / 199
Visa map
Where can Mauritania passport holders travel easily?
Map colors follow the 4 visa groups. Click any country for its dashboard.
Destination list
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria · 90 days
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Barbados · 180 days
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin · 90 days
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso · 90 days
- Burundi · 30 days
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad · 90 days
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros · 45 days
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire · 90 days
- Croatia
- Cuba · 90 days
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo · 7 days
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana · 30 days
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Guyana
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran · 15 days
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya · 60 days
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos · 30 days
- Latvia
- Lebanon · 30 days
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mali · 90 days
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius · 60 days
- Mexico
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Myanmar
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nauru
- Nepal · 150 days
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua · 30 days
- Niger · 90 days
- Nigeria · 90 days
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan · 30 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia · 42 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal · 90 days
- Serbia
- Seychelles · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan · 90 days
- Spain
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- Sudan
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Togo · 15 days
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu · 30 days
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam · 90 days
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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FAQ
Mauritania passport FAQ
How powerful is the Mauritania passport in 2026?
The Mauritania passport ranks #77 globally with a travel freedom score of 52 — 26 visa-free, 25 visa-on-arrival and 50 eVisa/eTA destinations.
How many countries can Mauritania passport holders visit visa-free?
26 destinations are fully visa-free. Including visa-on-arrival and eVisa/eTA, easy-access destinations total 101 of 198.
What photo do I need for a Mauritania passport or visa?
ICAO-compliant: plain white background, neutral expression, no AI retouching. Gao Nau Profile studios in Hanoi and HCMC shoot compliant passport/visa photos for every country standard.
How often is this Mauritania passport data updated?
Weekly, from an MIT-licensed open dataset. The last-updated date is shown on this page.
Source: open data (MIT), compiled by Gao Nau · Updated 2026-07-03