Henley & Partners has presented its latest rating of the most powerful passports in the world – the Henley Passport Index (HPI).
For the first time in five years, Japan ceased to lead the ranking of the most powerful passports in the world and ended up in third place. Singapore has taken the place of the leader: its holders can travel without visas or receive visas upon arrival in 192 countries and territories of the world.
The second place was shared by Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Sweden. Citizens of these countries can travel to 190 countries without a visa.
Third place also belongs to several countries. These are Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the UK (189 countries and territories). The fourth line went to Belgium, Malta, Norway, and Portugal (188 countries). TOP-5 is closed by the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Poland and Switzerland (187 countries).
Ukraine is in 30th place with 146 countries.
Afghanistan is the outsider on the list; only 27 countries are available to its citizens without visas. Also among the countries whose passports are the most difficult to move around the world are Iraq (29 countries), Syria (30 countries), and Pakistan (33 countries).