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id / national identity card photo size by country — every spec compared

id / national identity card photo dimensions for 31 countries — sourced from each issuing authority. Sizes range from 26×32 mm (Spain) to 50×60 mm (Turkey).

31countries
26×32 mmsmallest (Spain)
50×60 mmlargest (Turkey)
35×45 mmmedian (Luxembourg)

Full comparison table

Each id / national identity card photo specification below comes directly from the issuing authority of the listed country. Click any country to read the full rules, including head-height in millimetres, background colour requirements, expression and glasses rules, and the source URL.

Country Photo size Head height Background Last verified Verification
Spain 26 × 32 mm 60–75% White Official — exact
India 25 × 35 mm 70–80% Plain white Official — general
Austria 35 × 45 mm 71–80% Plain background without shadows per official Austrian Passbildkriterien. Official — exact
Azerbaijan 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Belgium 35 × 45 mm 70–80% White Official — general
France 35 × 45 mm 71–80% Plain light Official — exact
Georgia 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Germany 35 × 45 mm 71–80% Plain light Official — exact
India 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Israel 35 × 45 mm Plain light Official — exact
Italy 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Light grey Official — exact
Kazakhstan 35 × 45 mm 71–80% Light grey Official — exact
Kyrgyzstan 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Latvia 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain background without foreign objects; face centred. Official — general
Lithuania 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Luxembourg 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Moldova 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Netherlands 35 × 45 mm 58–67% Plain light Official — exact
Norway 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Evenly lit background. Official — general
Poland 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — exact
Schengen area 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Sweden 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Switzerland 35 × 45 mm 64–76% Neutral Official — exact
UAE 35 × 45 mm 70–80% White Official — general
Uzbekistan 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Finland 36 × 47 mm 68–77% Plain light Official — exact
Thailand 40 × 60 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Vietnam 40 × 60 mm 70–80% Plain light Official — general
Serbia 50 × 50 mm 70–80% Grey Official — general
India 51 × 51 mm 75–80% Plain light Official — exact
Turkey 50 × 60 mm Plain white Official — exact

Each row carries its own verification date on the linked country page.

How we verify each entry

Every row of this table is sourced from the issuing authority — the embassy site, ministry portal, police service, or consular page that publishes the official photo rules. When a value cannot be confirmed against an authority publication, we mark the entry as ICAO-derived (and exclude it from this table). See How we verify.

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