Country rankings

Visa Overstay by Country

Colombia has the highest Total Overstays in 2024 (24,894), followed by Brazil (21,340) and Venezuela (19,041). Nauru has the lowest (1).

Law190 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Dec 17, 2024Original page
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Total Overstays, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 187 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
462
Middle half 141 – 1,689
Average
2,010
187 countries
Highest
24,894
Colombia
Lowest
1
Nauru

Over time · 2020–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Colombia
  • Brazil
  • Venezuela
  • China
  • Ecuador

Data

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188 countries · # = rank by Total Overstays
#
1Colombia24,894981,808
2Brazil21,3401,708,258
3Venezuela19,041222,151
4China16,9751,042,047
5Ecuador16,472471,299
6Haiti15,98164,345
7India15,9161,244,379
8Dominican Republic15,249506,640
9Spain14,561894,491
10United Kingdom12,7314,038,611
11Jamaica10,560308,173
12Chile10,197438,861
13France9,7241,851,197
14Italy8,5071,205,459
15Nigeria6,917124,443
16Peru6,195345,090
17Germany5,3231,879,584
18Indonesia5,17289,322
19Honduras5,016310,834
20Guatemala4,997349,289
21Philippines4,816291,050
22Argentina4,801594,000
23Suriname4,11613,217
24Egypt4,09073,641
25Bolivia3,95070,772
26Portugal3,689196,178
27El Salvador3,423287,123
28Netherlands3,205670,104
29Pakistan3,20092,364
30Australia3,155965,320
31Israel2,967373,198
32Guyana2,92673,123
33Costa Rica2,893337,684
34South Korea2,7701,083,123
35Ghana2,74434,065
36Bahamas2,677299,354
37Turkey2,572159,538
38Kenya2,39826,537
39Bangladesh2,21338,590
40Ethiopia2,14625,958
41Thailand2,10669,445
42Jordan2,08534,379
43Myanmar2,0815,455
44Poland1,920364,348
45Russia1,74672,115
46Taiwan1,744315,280
47Vietnam1,735105,184
48Ireland1,642513,578
49Japan1,5091,517,793
50South Africa1,391115,756
51Nicaragua1,31876,905
52Belize1,15536,888
53Algeria1,15218,057
54Uruguay1,15058,355
55Armenia1,14018,011
56Trinidad and Tobago1,090175,585
57Switzerland1,068328,064
58Nepal1,06434,070
59Kazakhstan99427,570
60Cameroon95811,288
61New Zealand922287,551
62Cuba91313,124
63Sweden907294,960
64Panama881127,873
65Greece87990,136
66Belgium856271,273
67Ukraine83969,400
68Sierra Leone7574,593
69Zimbabwe7229,154
70Georgia6909,292
71Romania67687,301
72Kyrgyzstan6437,664
73DR Congo6368,339
74Hungary63188,558
75Uganda6219,164
76Denmark600230,107
77Albania59324,310
78Austria591186,886
79Ivory Coast5826,871
80Iran57614,074
81United Arab Emirates56922,234
82Paraguay56221,114
83Angola5543,839
84Yemen5443,182
85Laos5301,870
86Morocco51733,851
87Tanzania5156,208
88Malawi5042,245
88Cape Verde5043,694
90Norway492163,872
91Lebanon48027,732
92Sudan4702,902
92Czechia470120,648
94Malaysia46261,668
95Uzbekistan46110,223
96Zambia4534,223
97Saudi Arabia43259,804
98Senegal4259,874
99Togo4172,589
100Sri Lanka40616,636
101Syria3775,314
102Mongolia37113,595
103Singapore363119,761
104Iraq3506,659
105Cambodia3399,535
105Belarus33910,034
107Finland332111,815
108Lithuania32343,174
109Turkmenistan3202,014
110Serbia31828,656
111Dominica3167,368
112Slovakia29651,033
113Fiji2947,451
114Chad284991
115Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27811,411
116Saint Lucia27716,957
117Republic of the Congo2761,369
118Benin2642,139
119Grenada26014,693
120Liberia2571,741
120Kuwait25725,265
122Barbados25351,015
123Burkina Faso2522,752
124Rwanda2274,360
125Antigua and Barbuda21716,706
126Latvia21522,869
127Equatorial Guinea209964
128Gambia2071,630
129Guinea2062,837
130Tunisia2049,348
131Gabon1941,414
132Afghanistan1881,949
133Samoa1792,238
134Mali1603,103
135Montenegro1594,480
136Saint Kitts and Nevis15611,920
137Tonga1522,358
138Qatar14810,953
139Botswana1462,017
140Moldova1428,495
141Tajikistan1401,849
142Bulgaria13431,482
143Azerbaijan1326,523
144Slovenia12129,277
145Estonia12023,883
146Bhutan92423
147Mozambique871,473
148Eritrea84804
149Eswatini78911
150Niger77574
151Bosnia and Herzegovina747,965
152Namibia721,773
153Iceland6443,169
154Madagascar601,454
155Bahrain574,376
156Djibouti54273
157Mauritania52548
158Luxembourg5114,514
159Croatia4910,971
159Cyprus498,708
161Malta468,222
162Somalia43202
162Burundi43800
164Oman303,232
164Mauritius303,509
166Libya241,197
167Andorra161,427
168South Sudan13186
169Guinea-Bissau1196
170Solomon Islands9120
170Liechtenstein91,558
172Papua New Guinea7557
172Brunei7868
174Micronesia628
175Vanuatu5164
175Tuvalu543
177Maldives4278
177Monaco4928
179Marshall Islands351
179San Marino3582
181Seychelles2246
181Palau211
183Lesotho1331
183Timor-Leste144
183Sao Tome and Principe16
183Kiribati166
183Nauru115
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What correlates with Total Overstays (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,406 other country metrics sharing at least 113 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Overstays tend to score higher on these

  1. Total Avocado ConsumptionAvocado Consumption by Country
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 152
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  2. Total Gun Deaths All TypesGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 186
    Plot
  3. Gun DeathsGun Violence by Country
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 186
    Plot
  4. Violent Gun Deaths IHMEGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 186
    Plot
  5. HomicidesGun Violence by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 186
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  6. Exports to EU and USAOrganic Farming by Country
    r = +0.57 · strong · n = 115
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Overstays tend to score lower on these

  1. Single Phase VoltageElectrical Plug Types by Country
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 177
    Plot
  2. Residential VoltageVoltage by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 178
    Plot
  3. Single Phase VoltageMains Electricity by Country
    r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 175
    Plot
  4. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 138
    Plot
  5. Joining YearInternational Maritime Organization
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 167
    Plot
  6. CountContinent With the Most Countries
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 186
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Overstays?
Colombia has the highest Total Overstays in 2024, at 24,894, followed by Brazil (21,340) and Venezuela (19,041).
Which country has the lowest Total Overstays?
Nauru has the lowest Total Overstays in 2024, at 1.
What is the median Total Overstays across countries?
The median is 462 across the 187 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this visa overstay by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Entry/Exit Overstay Report - Homeland Security; Fiscal Year 2020 Entry/Exit Overstay Report - U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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