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Nigeria

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Nigeria passport

Nigeria (NG) ranks #181 with mobility 41 / 198. 41 destinations need no prior visa.

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

Rank

#181

199

Mobility

41

/ 198

Visa free

26

Visa required

109

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Country profile

Capital

Abuja

Population

223.8 million

Area

923,768 km²

Currency

Nigerian naira NGN

Languages

English

Time zone

UTC+01:00

Foreign-born

1.4 million · 2024

Migrant share

0.6%

Ethnic groups · 2018

  • Hausa30%
  • other24.9%
  • Yoruba15.5%
  • Igbo15.2%
  • Fulani6%
  • Tiv2.4%
  • Other6%

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 G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+234

Airports

LOS · ABV · KAN · ENU

Highlights

  • Osun-Osogbo
  • National Theatre
  • Kano City Walls

Policy · NigeriaOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free26

BarbadosBeninBurkina FasoCabo VerdeCameroonChadCôte d'IvoireDominicaFijiGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiKenyaKiribatiLiberiaMaliMicronesiaNigerRwandaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneTogoVanuatu

AOn arrival14

BurundiCambodiaComorosDjiboutiIranLebanonMadagascarMaldivesMauritiusMozambiquePalauSamoaTimor-LesteTuvalu

TeTA1

Saint Kitts and Nevis

EeVisa48

AlbaniaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaBahamasBahrainBhutanBoliviaBotswanaColombiaDR CongoEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaGabonGuyanaHong KongIndonesiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLibyaMalawiMalaysiaMauritaniaMoldovaNamibiaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSão Tomé and PríncipeSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSurinameSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

RVisa required109

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCentral African RepublicChileChinaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCuba

+85

Nearby in the ranking

EthiopiaDR CongoMyanmarSouth SudanLibyaIran

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Nigeria?

Visa-free 26, on arrival 14, eTA 1, eVisa 48, visa required 109.

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