Cameroonian, Gabonese or Togolese passport: which one opens the most countries?

Djo has a Cameroonian passport. His friend Ornella, from Libreville, has a Gabonese passport, and Koffi, from Lomé, a Togolese one. Both keep telling him their passport beats his. So we count, country by country.

What exactly are we counting?

The countries you can enter visa-free or with a visa on arrival: nothing to apply for before you leave. E-visas are counted separately (you apply online before the trip). The figures are Travora's, checked on 31 October 2026:

The Togolese wins, by a whisker. In the video, on 16 October, Travora gave him 45 countries; on 31 October he has 44, still one more than the Gabonese.

Why the Togolese wins: ECOWAS

Togo is a member of ECOWAS. A Togolese citizen therefore enters Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Nigeria… visa-free. A Gabonese citizen has to apply for an e-visa for Abidjan, Accra or Conakry.

The Gabonese surprise card: South Africa

Gabon is on South Africa's official list of exempt countries: 30 days visa-free. Cameroonians and Togolese have to apply for a visa. The Gabonese also enters Hong Kong visa-free (more on that below).

The Cameroonian's strengths

• CEMAC: Gabon, Congo, the Central African Republic, Chad… and Equatorial Guinea, where a Togolese citizen needs a visa;
• Nigeria, visa-free for Cameroonians (90 days), while a Gabonese citizen has to apply for a visa;
• Grenada, in the Caribbean: of the three, only the Cameroonian enters visa-free.

The e-visa king is the Cameroonian

For visas you apply for online, the ranking flips: 61 countries by e-visa for the Cameroonian, against 56 for the Togolese and 54 for the Gabonese. With a phone and a bit of planning, the Cameroonian passport opens a lot of doors (details in our article Cameroonian passport: 90 countries, no embassy).

The one country only one of the three enters visa-free

Hong Kong. Only the Gabonese enters visa-free, for 14 days. Hong Kong's Immigration Department lists Cameroon and Togo as visa-required countries: the Cameroonian and the Togolese have to apply online before the trip.

The duel at a glance

Compare your passport

On Travora, choose your departure country: the visa guide shows all three lists (visa-free, visa on arrival, e-visa) with a page for every destination. The visa guides for Cameroon, Gabon and Togo.

To go further: the Gabonese passport in detail, the Togolese passport and the CEMAC passport ranking.