Moroccan passport scores just 15.5 for global mobility, far behind France and Spain
The Moroccan passport scores just 15.5 out of 100 for international mobility, compared with 97.4 for the Spanish passport and 96.4 for the French one. Morocco thus trails its two European neighbours by more than 80 points in the ease of travelling around the world.
These differences are reflected in the requirements imposed on travellers. A Moroccan generally needs a visa for a short stay in France or Spain. Nationals of those two countries, meanwhile, enjoy freedom of movement within the European Union. For French-Moroccan or Spanish-Moroccan dual nationals, European citizenship also opens up far broader opportunities to travel and stay abroad.
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The Happy Passports Index 2026, published on November 10 by Global Citizen Solutions, assesses 50 countries using four criteria: international mobility, residents’ well-being, freedoms and living conditions. Morocco scores 29.7 out of 100, compared with 79 for Spain and 76.1 for France. The gap is 49.3 points with Madrid and 46.4 points with Paris.
Morocco also lags on well-being
The contrast is also marked on well-being. Morocco scores 0 out of 100, compared with 60.7 for Spain and 62.2 for France. According to the scale used by the authors, this score places the kingdom at the bottom of the 50 countries studied.
On individual freedoms, which combine civil rights with people’s perceived freedom to make their own choices, Morocco scores 60.5 points. Spain scores 80.4 and France 77. The final criterion, covering economic prosperity, health and safety, reveals another gap: 42.6 points for Morocco, 68.6 for France and 77.6 for Spain.
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The Netherlands and Germany, two other major destinations for Moroccans living abroad, are also among the highest-ranked countries. The Netherlands ranks 7th worldwide with 86.2 points, while Germany is in 11th place with 82.3 points. Finland tops the ranking with 93.2 points, ahead of Iceland (92.4) and Denmark (92.1).
