Passport comparison

Indonesia vs Netherlands passport: which opens more doors in 2026?

The Netherlands passport reaches 84 more destinations without a prior visa. But that headline hides the useful part: each passport opens countries the other one does not, and if you hold both, the right choice changes by destination.

🇮🇩 Indonesia

80

destinations without a prior visa

Visa-free
45
Visa on arrival
31
eTA
4
e-Visa
34
Visa required
84
No admission
0
Full Indonesia page

🇳🇱 Netherlands

164

destinations without a prior visa

Visa-free
125
Visa on arrival
31
eTA
8
e-Visa
19
Visa required
15
No admission
0
Full Netherlands page

Travel on your Indonesia passport for these

4 destinations you can enter without a prior visa on the Indonesia passport but not on the Netherlands one. If you hold both, this is the list that matters.

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇲🇱 Mali30d🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)14d🇻🇳 Vietnam30d

Travel on your Netherlands passport for these

87 destinations you can enter without a prior visa on the Netherlands passport but not on the Indonesia one. If you hold both, this is the list that matters.

🇦🇩 Andorra🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda180d🇦🇷 Argentina90d🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 Austria🇧🇸 Bahamas90d🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina90d🇧🇼 Botswana90d🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇳 China30d🇨🇷 Costa Rica180d🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇾 Cyprus🇨🇿 Czechia🇩🇰 Denmark🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇬 Egypt🇸🇻 El Salvador180d🇪🇪 Estonia🇸🇿 Eswatini30d🇫🇮 Finland🇫🇷 France🇬🇪 Georgia360d🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇷 Greece🇬🇩 Grenada90d🇬🇹 Guatemala90d🇭🇳 Honduras90d🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇪 Ireland🇮🇱 Israel90d🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇲 Jamaica90d🇽🇰 Kosovo90d🇰🇼 Kuwait🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇸 Lesotho14d🇱🇮 Liechtenstein🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇽 Mexico180d🇲🇩 Moldova90d🇲🇨 Monaco🇲🇳 Mongolia30d🇲🇪 Montenegro90d🇳🇿 New Zealand🇲🇰 North Macedonia90d🇳🇴 Norway🇵🇦 Panama90d🇵🇾 Paraguay90d🇵🇱 Poland🇵🇹 Portugal🇷🇴 Romania🇸🇲 San Marino🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe15d🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇳 Senegal90d🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇸🇧 Solomon Islands90d🇸🇴 Somalia🇿🇦 South Africa90d🇰🇷 South Korea90d🇪🇸 Spain🇱🇨 St. Lucia90d🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇼 Taiwan90d🇹🇴 Tonga90d🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago90d🇺🇦 Ukraine90d🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates90d🇬🇧 United Kingdom180d🇺🇸 United States🇺🇾 Uruguay90d🇻🇺 Vanuatu120d🇻🇦 Vatican City🇿🇲 Zambia90d

Open to both: 76 destinations

76 places accept either passport without a prior visa. Here it makes no difference which one you travel on — though it can still be worth checking stay durations, which sometimes differ.

Closed to both: 30 destinations

30 destinations require a visa in advance on both the Indonesia and Netherlands passports. Holding both does not help here; you will need to apply either way.

Frequently asked questions

Which is stronger, the Indonesia or the Netherlands passport?

By destination count the Netherlands passport is ahead: Indonesia reaches 80 destinations without a prior visa and Netherlands reaches 164, a difference of 84. But "stronger" is the wrong question if you hold both — what matters is which passport opens the specific country you are going to.

I hold both. Which one should I travel on?

It depends on the destination. There are 4 places that accept the Indonesia passport but not the Netherlands one, and 87 the other way round. Check the lists above before you book. Note that most countries expect you to leave on the same passport you entered with.

How current is this comparison?

The counts are rebuilt from our visa dataset on every deployment. Turkish passport data comes from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the other passports use the open-source passport-index dataset. Visa rules change without notice, so confirm your own case with an official source before you travel.

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Important: this content is general information

Visa rules can change without notice. Always confirm your situation with an official source before you travel: Also check with the embassy or consulate of your destination country in your own country. The information on this page is guidance, not legal advice.