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Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka passport

Sri Lanka (LK) ranks #186 with mobility 39 / 198. 39 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#186

199

Mobility

39

/ 198

Visa free

18

Visa required

104

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Country profile

Capital

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Population

21.8 million

Area

65,610 km²

Currency

Sri Lankan rupee LKR

Languages

Sinhala, Tamil

Time zone

UTC+05:30

Foreign-born

40,698 · 2024

Migrant share

0.2%

Ethnic groups · 2012

  • Sinhalese74.9%
  • Sri Lankan Tamil11.2%
  • Sri Lankan Moors9.2%
  • Indian Tamil4.2%
  • other0.5%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type D

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+94

Airports

CMB · HRI · RML · JAF

Highlights

  • Sigiriya
  • Temple of the Tooth
  • Galle Fort
  • Trincomalee

Policy · Sri LankaOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free18

BahamasBarbadosDominicaGambiaGrenadaHaitiKiribatiLesothoMalawiMicronesiaRwandaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSeychellesSingaporeTajikistanThailandVanuatuVenezuela

AOn arrival18

BurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiGuinea-BissauIranLaosMadagascarMaldivesMauritiusNepalPalauSamoaSierra LeoneTanzaniaTimor-LesteTuvalu

TeTA3

Côte d'IvoireKenyaSaint Kitts and Nevis

EeVisa55

AlbaniaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahrainBeninBhutanBoliviaBotswanaBurkina FasoCameroonChadColombiaDR CongoEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaGabonGuineaGuyanaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLiberiaLibyaMalaysiaMauritaniaMoldovaMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNigeriaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSurinameSyriaTogoUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

RVisa required104

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCentral African RepublicChileChinaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprus

+80

Nearby in the ranking

South SudanLibyaIranSudanNorth KoreaEritrea

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Sri Lanka?

Visa-free 18, on arrival 18, eTA 3, eVisa 55, visa required 104.

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