Put two passports on the table. See which one travels farther, where each one wins, and what it generally takes to acquire and keep it.
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Germany leads by 5.6 weighted points. United States still has an easier route into 1 destinations in the current confirmed rules.
North America
Western Europe
Henley benchmark is the external ranking reference in our passport dataset.
Live mobility counts each confirmed visa-free, arrival, ETA, or eVisa destination once.
Weighted mobility discounts extra friction: 1.0 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.6.
Category counts explain the mix. More ETAs, arrival visas, or eVisas are not wins by themselves.
Matrix coverage is complete: 39,402 of 39,402 international routes (100%). This comparison uses 198 US rules and 198 DE rules; each passport's domestic self-route is excluded.
Every link below is taken from a rule used in this comparison. Counts show how many rules for each selected passport carry that citation.
Schengen area internal free movement overview.
Sample UAE visa on arrival references.
Sample visa-free stays for select passports.
ETA requirements for US passport holders.
Sample US visa waiver/ETA references.
MIT-licensed third-party passport visa requirement dataset; broad tourism baseline, not an official government source.
168 destinations have the same confirmed access level for both passports.
0 exclusive-access differences · 1 lower-friction differences
Americas 14 exclusive-access differences · 10 lower-friction differences
Asia 5 · Oceania 4 · Europe 2Baseline planning data—not a personal eligibility assessment.
United States: 3 years if married to US citizen
Germany: Generally eligible after more than five years of legal residence; German law permits multiple citizenships.
Nationality rules change and often depend on ancestry, residence type, family status, age, and exceptions. Treat these as comparison baselines; verify the current law before acting.