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
🇳🇱 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
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.
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.
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.