Passport vs passport

United Kingdom passport cover

United Kingdom

Thailand passport cover

Thailand

United Kingdom passport opens 135 more destinations visa-free or eTA-only than Thailand (United Kingdom: 182/246; Thailand: 47/244). Thailand requires an embassy-issued visa for 107 more destinations than United Kingdom — practical friction adds up across travel patterns. On work-route coverage: United Kingdom has 155 indexed work options; Thailand has 146. 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

Thailand

passport

Verified routes
588
Distinct destinations
244
Visa-free
47
Embassy required
435

Living conditions, head to head

MetricUnited KingdomThailandEdge
Avg salary (USD)$56k$9kGB
Cost of living (NYC=100)6441TH
Top income tax45%35%TH
Healthcare index75/10078/100TH
Safety (GPI rank)#37#76GB
English proficiencyVery highLowGB
PR pathway5 yrs3 yrsTH

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 KingdomThailandΔ
Visa-free17345+128
Visa-free w/ eTA92+7
Visa on arrival3028+2
e-Visa5670-14
Embassy328435-107
Restricted880

Coverage by visa purpose

PurposeUnited KingdomThailandΔ
Tourism286283+3
Business3433+1
Transit990
Work155146+9
Study5856+2
Family6261+1
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.