Passport vs passport

United Kingdom passport cover

United Kingdom

Mexico passport cover

Mexico

United Kingdom passport opens 37 more destinations visa-free or eTA-only than Mexico (United Kingdom: 182/246; Mexico: 145/245). Mexico requires an embassy-issued visa for 30 more destinations than United Kingdom — practical friction adds up across travel patterns. On work-route coverage: United Kingdom has 155 indexed work options; Mexico has 155. 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

Mexico

passport

Verified routes
598
Distinct destinations
245
Visa-free
145
Embassy required
358

Living conditions, head to head

MetricUnited KingdomMexicoEdge
Avg salary (USD)$56k$17kGB
Cost of living (NYC=100)6436MX
Top income tax45%35%MX
Healthcare index75/10067/100GB
Safety (GPI rank)#37#138GB
English proficiencyVery highLowGB
PR pathway5 yrs4 yrsMX

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 KingdomMexicoΔ
Visa-free173136+37
Visa-free w/ eTA990
Visa on arrival3028+2
e-Visa5659-3
Embassy328358-30
Restricted880

Coverage by visa purpose

PurposeUnited KingdomMexicoΔ
Tourism286282+4
Business3433+1
Transit910-1
Work1551550
Study5856+2
Family62620
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.