The Indian passport can enter 51 of the 193 destinations we track for it without arranging a visa in advance; the American passport 148 of 194. That puts United States ahead by 97 destinations.
| ENTRY ROUTE | India | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Visa Not Required | 24 | 109 |
| Visa On Arrival | 23 | 31 |
| Electronic Travel Authorization | 5 | 9 |
| E-Visa | 65 | 49 |
| Embassy Visa | 89 | 14 |
A destination offering several routes is counted under each, so columns can sum past the totals above — the headline figure counts each destination once, by its easiest route.
Destinations both passports can head to without a visa arranged in advance — but not through the same door. Each entry links to the full requirements for that passport.
| DESTINATION | INDIA | UNITED STATES |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Gambia | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Maldives | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Marshall Islands | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Mongolia | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Nepal | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Palau | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| Rwanda | Visa Not Required | Visa On Arrival |
| Saint Lucia | Visa On Arrival | Visa Not Required |
| South Africa | Electronic Travel Authorization | Visa Not Required |
Where Indian citizens travel without a prior visa and American citizens do not.
Where American citizens travel without a prior visa and Indian citizens do not.
A passport's reach counts the destinations it can enter without arranging a visa before travel — visa-free entry, visa on arrival, or an electronic travel authorisation — across the destinations in our dataset for that passport. Published indices count their own datasets, so their totals can differ from ours by a few destinations. Both passports here are measured by the same rule against the same data, which is what makes the comparison fair. Full lists: visa requirements for Indian citizens · visa requirements for American citizens.