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South Africa vs Palau Islands

Side-by-side passport comparison for 2026 — rank, mobility score and visa access across 7 metrics.

South Africa passport
Mid

South Africa

Africa · #43 · Score 109

Total access

109

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Palau Islands passport
Mid

Palau Islands

Other · #40 · Score 121

Total access

121

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Metric by metric

Greener bar = better on that metric.

  • Global rankLower is better
    43rd
    40th
  • Mobility score
    109
    121
  • Visa-free
    65
    74
  • Visa on arrival
    44
    47
  • ETA
    0
    0
  • eVisa
    0
    0
  • Visa requiredLower is better
    89
    77

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