Switzerland

Switzerland Passport, #3 globally

EU / Schengen

About the Switzerland passport

The Switzerland passport holds a top-3 global ranking, placing its holders among those with the widest visa-free reach worldwide. It covers 161 of 199 countries. Alongside Belgium and Denmark, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Holders cover 81% of the world without advance visa arrangements, placing them well above the global average. That figure breaks down as: 121 require no visa at all, 11 accept an electronic travel authorization, 29 offer visa on arrival.

Tax in Switzerland

Switzerland applies a top marginal income tax rate of 40% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard high tax regime.

Where Switzerland passport holders can travel

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

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Sources: Henley Passport Index, government publications, OECD

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