A recent independent analysis from Passport Reports, released in the October 16, 2026 edition of global travel mobility rankings, has placed Dominica’s passport in 9th position out of 14 member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with a corresponding 59th place ranking on the global mobility index.
Neighboring Saint Lucia claimed the 8th spot in the regional CARICOM ranking, just one position ahead of Dominica, while Belize rounded out the top 10 immediately after, according to the independent organization’s data. Barbados leads all CARICOM nations, securing first place in the regional ranking for travel access. The report emphasizes that this mobility assessment solely measures international travel access for passport holders, and does not reflect the automatic visa-free movement rights that CARICOM citizens already enjoy within the bloc under regional integration agreements.
Passport Reports operates as an independent research and publishing body that produces mobility analysis for 199 sovereign nations, with content available in 34 languages to readers worldwide. To uphold transparency, the organization publicly shares its full ranking methodology and applies identical assessment criteria to every passport it evaluates, allowing stakeholders and the public to verify how rankings are calculated.
Global rankings are determined by the total number of international destinations that a passport holder can enter without a pre-issued visa—covering three categories of entry: visa-free access, electronic travel authorization (eTA), and visa-on-arrival. In cases where two passports have the same total number of accessible destinations, rankings are broken down by the number of full visa-free destinations first, followed by eTA access, then visa-on-arrival options. Passports that match on all three metrics are assigned the same global ranking.
The full 2026 CARICOM regional ranking from Passport Reports is as follows: 1. Barbados, 2. Bahamas, 3. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4. St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 5. Antigua and Barbuda, 6. Grenada, 7. Trinidad and Tobago, 8. Saint Lucia, 9. Dominica, 10. Belize, 11. Jamaica, 12. Guyana, 13. Suriname, 14. Haiti.
Passport Reports notes that travel mobility standings and entry requirements are not static. All national governments regularly update their visa and border entry rules in response to changing geopolitical, public health, and economic conditions. As such, the organization urges all international travelers to confirm the latest official entry requirements for their destination directly with relevant government authorities before planning or departing on any international trip.