Best Passports with Most Visa-Free Access to Countries
Posted: March 11th, 2022, 9:29 pm
I looked up rankings of what countries have the most powerful passports for visa-free travel, to see which ones I'm interested in might be on the list and where they rank.
Japan tops the Henley Index list, tied more or less with Singapore.
South Korea also ranks high.
Western Europe dominates it, which are mostly places I personally would avoid like the plague, but to each their own.
This is from the Henley Passport Index:
https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking
2. Germany, South Korea (190)
3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (189)
4. Austria, Denmark (188)
5. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (187)
6. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland (186)
7. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, United Kingdom, United States (185)
8. Australia, Canada (184)
9. Hungary (183)
10. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia (182)
This one ranks things a bit differently:
https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php
UAE ranks 1st
A bunch of woke Europe countries I'd never go to in the 2nd and 3rd ranked spots, but also South Korea in position #3.
Japan is further down the list but still very strong.
This site also has a pretty nifty color-coded map showing which countries are visa-free vs visa-on-arrival vs visa required, covid banned, etc.
Japan tops the Henley Index list, tied more or less with Singapore.
South Korea also ranks high.
Western Europe dominates it, which are mostly places I personally would avoid like the plague, but to each their own.
This is from the Henley Passport Index:
https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking
1. Japan, Singapore (192)With historical data spanning 17 years, the Henley Passport Index is the only one of its kind based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations. Updated quarterly, the Henley Passport Index is considered the standard reference tool for global citizens and sovereign states when assessing where a passport ranks on the global mobility spectrum.
2. Germany, South Korea (190)
3. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (189)
4. Austria, Denmark (188)
5. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (187)
6. Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland (186)
7. Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway, United Kingdom, United States (185)
8. Australia, Canada (184)
9. Hungary (183)
10. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia (182)
This one ranks things a bit differently:
https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php
UAE ranks 1st
A bunch of woke Europe countries I'd never go to in the 2nd and 3rd ranked spots, but also South Korea in position #3.
Japan is further down the list but still very strong.
This site also has a pretty nifty color-coded map showing which countries are visa-free vs visa-on-arrival vs visa required, covid banned, etc.
