Passport vs passport

United Kingdom passport cover

United Kingdom

Canada passport cover

Canada

United Kingdom passport opens 122 more destinations visa-free or eTA-only than Canada (United Kingdom: 182/246; Canada: 60/133). On work-route coverage: United Kingdom has 155 indexed work options; Canada has 179. Sector and employer-sponsorship paths matter more than count — see the route pages for each destination. Pick the passport whose long-stay regime fits your situation: tax-residency, family-reunification options, and citizenship timelines vary more meaningfully than headline mobility scores.

United Kingdom

passport

Verified routes
604
Distinct destinations
246
Visa-free
182
Embassy required
328

Canada

passport

Verified routes
443
Distinct destinations
133
Visa-free
60
Embassy required
326

Living conditions, head to head

MetricUnited KingdomCanadaEdge
Avg salary (USD)$56k$60kCA
Cost of living (NYC=100)6467GB
Top income tax45%53%GB
Healthcare index75/10071/100GB
Safety (GPI rank)#37#11CA
English proficiencyVery highVery hightied
PR pathway5 yrs1 yrCA

Sources: OECD wages · Numbeo COL & Healthcare · GPI 2024 · EF EPI 2024 · National immigration authorities. Approximate; verify before relying on a single number.

Coverage by visa status

StatusUnited KingdomCanadaΔ
Visa-free17352+121
Visa-free w/ eTA98+1
Visa on arrival300+30
e-Visa5649+7
Embassy328326+2
Restricted880

Coverage by visa purpose

PurposeUnited KingdomCanadaΔ
Tourism286103+183
Business3436-2
Transit910-1
Work155179-24
Study5857+1
Family6258+4
Diplomatic000

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Counts reflect the records currently in our database, derived from the official sources we've scraped. This is not a complete passport-strength index — it's a coverage-honest snapshot of what we can verify.